A collection of vignettes highlighting different aspects of the life, work, and character of the acclaimed Canadian classical pianist.A collection of vignettes highlighting different aspects of the life, work, and character of the acclaimed Canadian classical pianist.A collection of vignettes highlighting different aspects of the life, work, and character of the acclaimed Canadian classical pianist.
- Awards
- 7 wins & 4 nominations
Sean Vertigo
- Young Glenn Age 12
- (as Sean Ryan)
Carlo Rota
- C.B.S. Producer
- (as Carlo D. Rota)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe structure of the film is based on the structure of the piece that Glenn Gould is most famous for playing, Johann Sebastian Bach's "Goldberg Variations", which are 32 short pieces of music that are usually played together.
- Quotes
Glenn Gould: I don't know what the effective ratio would be but I've always had a sort of intuition that for every hour you spend with other human beings, you need X number of hours alone. Now what that X represents, I don't really know, whether it be 2 and 7/8ths or 7 and 2/8ths, but it's a substantial ratio.
Featured review
Glenn Gould may have been a weird bird but he was also a great pianist. These pieces reflect many aspects of his character form his joy of music ( dancing in the recording studio) to his daily pill regime. Colin Feore is convincing as the tormented Gould. I also like the fact that people who knew Gould were interviewed. Computer graphics make several pieces stimulating and the story of how he played the stock market to his advantage is fascinating. Rent it for the music and find a complex man who made Bach's music talk to me on a personal level.
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- Countries of origin
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- Also known as
- Sinfonía en soledad: un retrato de Glenn Gould
- Filming locations
- Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen St W., Toronto, Ontario, Canada(Opening scene of section titled Questions With No Answers)
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $1,319,521
- Gross worldwide
- $1,319,521
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By what name was Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould (1993) officially released in India in English?
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