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Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould
Drama · Music · 1993
A collection of vignettes highlighting different aspects of the life, work, and character of the acclaimed Canadian classical pianist.
Movie details
Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould
“The sound of genius.”
1993 Drama · Music 1h 33m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
7.0 / 10
Community rating
A collection of vignettes highlighting different aspects of the life, work, and character of the acclaimed Canadian classical pianist.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
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The Popcorn Loyalist
“Big screen, big feelings, no apologies.”
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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
François Girard
Written by
François Girard · Don McKellar
Colm Feore
Glenn Gould
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Derek Keurvorst
Gould's Father
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Katya Ladan
Gould's Mother
Devon Anderson
Young Glenn Age 3
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Joshua Greenblatt
Young Glenn Age 8
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Sean Ryan
Young Glenn Age 12
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Kate Hennig
Chambermaid
Court is in session
Put Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist
“The strings are showing.”
Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.