Tuesday, November 25, 2014

Forgotten Movies: Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould



Colm Feore, a Canadian actor we have been lucky enough to see several times at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival, plays Canadian pianist Glen Gould, in this film (1993) which rests somewhere between a doc and a regular movie. He never plays the piano, but acts the part of Gould, a very eccentric pianist. I love this film because it reminds me of short stories. It is original, thrilling and if you love classical music it will entertain you. It was directed by Francois Girard.

7 comments:

Sergio (Tipping My Fedora) said...

I remember loving this but I haven't seenit since it came out - thanks Patti.

Deb said...

I remember seeing it when it was first released, but could it really have been--gulp!--21 years ago?

Gerard said...

Never got around to watching this but do have the soundtrack somewhere.

Charles Gramlich said...

Didn't know who Glen Gould was.

George said...

I've heard Good Things about THIRTY-TWO SHORT FILMS ABLE GLENN GOULD. I'll have to track down a copy. I have several Glenn Gould recordings. He's quirky, but a genius.

seana graham said...

It really made an impression on me way back when, and I don't think you have to know anything about Gould going in to enjoy it.

Gerard said...

I forgot to mention that THE SIMPSONS did a play on this http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/22_Short_Films_About_Springfield