Movie
Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould
Overview
A collection of vignettes highlighting different aspects of the life, work, and character of the acclaimed Canadian classical pianist.
Details
- Release date
- 1993-11-26
- Runtime
- 93 min
- Genres
- Drama, Music
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Rhombus Media, Téléfilm Canada, Ontario Film Development Corporation, CBC, Société Radio-Canada, Nederlandse Omroepstichting (NOS), RTP, YLE, ONF | NFB
- Country
- Finland, Canada, Netherlands, Portugal
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Colm Feore as Glenn Gould
- Derek Keurvorst as Gould's Father
- Katya Ladan as Gould's Mother
- Devon Anderson as Young Glenn Age 3
- Joshua Greenblatt as Young Glenn Age 8
- Sean Ryan as Young Glenn Age 12
- Kate Hennig as Chambermaid
- Sean Doyle as Porter
- Sharon Bernbaum as Female Guide
- Don McKellar as Concert Promoter
- David Hughes as Stagehand
- Carlo Rota as C.B.S. Producer
Crew
- François Girard - Director
- François Girard - Screenplay
- Don McKellar - Screenplay
More like this
Coda
A famous pianist at the twilight of his career meets a free-spirited music critic who soon becomes his rock as his mental state deteriorates.
Grace Unplugged
A talented young singer and aspiring songwriter’s Christian faith and family ties are tested when she defies her worship-pastor father and pursues pop-music stardom in GRACE UNPLUGGED, a moving and inspiring new film that explores the true meaning of success.
Jersey Boys
A musical biopic of the Four Seasons—the rise, the tough times and personal clashes, and the ultimate triumph of a group of friends whose music became symbolic of a generation. Far from a mere tribute concert, it gets to the heart of the relationships at the centre of the group, with a special focus on frontman Frankie Valli, the small kid with the big falsetto.
Beyond the Sea
Based on the life and career of legendary entertainer, Bobby Darin, the biopic moves back and forth between his childhood and adulthood, to tell the tale of his life.
Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere
Bruce Springsteen, a young musician on the cusp of global superstardom, struggles to reconcile the pressures of success with the ghosts of his past.
Respect
The rise of Aretha Franklin’s career from a child singing in her father’s church’s choir to her international superstardom.
Taking Sides
One of the most spectacular and renowned conductors of the 1930s, Wilhelm Furtwangler's reputation rivaled that of Toscanini's. After the war, he was investigated as part of the Allies' de-Nazification programme. In the bombed-out Berlin of the immediate post-war period, the Allies slowly bring law and order to bear on an occupied Germany. An American major is given the Furtwangler file, and is told to find everything he can and to prosecute the man ruthlessly. Tough and hard-nosed, Major Steve Arnold sets out to investigate a world of which he knows nothing.
Teen Spirit
A shy teenager living on the Isle of Wight dreams of pop stardom. With the help of an unlikely mentor, she enters a singing competition that will test her integrity, talent, and ambition.
Elvis
This biopic traces Elvis Presley’s life from his impoverished childhood to his meteoric rise to stardom to his triumphant conquering of Las Vegas.
Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody
The joyous, emotional, heartbreaking celebration of the life and music of Whitney Houston, the greatest female R&B pop vocalist of all time. Tracking her journey from obscurity to musical superstardom.