Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould 

Directed by François Girard

A rare film biography as boldly unconventional as its subject, writer-director François Girard’s visionary portrait of the iconoclastic, world-renowned pianist Glenn Gould explodes traditional biographical form to illuminate the brilliant, obsessive, and often enigmatic mind of a singular artist. Structured as thirty-two vignettes—ranging from dramatic narrative sketches to documentary interviews to abstract animation—the film traces Gould’s evolution from prodigy to internationally acclaimed concert pianist, and ultimately to a reclusive recording visionary who abandoned live performance for his fascination with studio technology. Anchored by a mesmerizing performance from Colm Feore and accompanied by Gould’s landmark recordings of Bach’s Goldberg Variations, the film boldly deconstructs the very idea of artistic genius.

Key Features

• 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack
  
• New audio commentary with François Girard and Don McKellar
• New conversation between Girard and filmmaker Atom Egoyan
• Includes Glenn Gould: Off the Record and Glenn Gould: On the Record (1959)
• Archival interviews with Colm Feore and producer Niv Fichman
• Theatrical trailer
• English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• Booklet featuring an essay by critic Michael Koresky

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