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Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould - Criterion Collection

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Released: 23rd June 2025. A rare film biography as boldly unconventional as its subject, writer-director François Girard’s visionary portrait of iconoclastic, world-renowned pianist Glenn Gould explodes the conventions of the form to illuminate the brilliant mind and innermost obsessions of a singular artist. Across thirty-two vignettes encompassing everything from dramatic sketches to documentary interviews to avant-garde animation, Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould pieces together the story of Gould’s trajectory from child prodigy to celebrated concert pianist who turned his back on public performance to pursue his all-consuming fascination with recording technology. Led by a tour-de-force performance by Colm Feore and underscored by Gould’s landmark recordings of Bach’s Goldberg Variations, Girard’s film daringly deconstructs the enigma of genius. Film Info Canada 1993 93 minutes Color 1.85:1 English Spine #1268 DIRECTOR-APPROVED BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES New 4K digital restoration, supervised and approved by director François Girard, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack New audio commentary featuring Girard and cowriter and actor Don McKellar New conversation between Girard and filmmaker Atom Egoyan Glenn Gould: Off the Record and Glenn Gould: On the Record, companion programs from 1959 produced for Canadian television Archival interviews with actor Colm Feore and producer Niv Fichman Trailer English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing PLUS: An essay by author and film critic Michael Koresky Cover based on a theatrical poster by Pascal Dufaux

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    Released:
    23rd June 2025
    Category:
    Documentary
    Studio:
    Criterion Collection
    Format:
    Blu-ray
    Barcode:
    5061088920586

  • Description

    A rare film biography as boldly unconventional as its subject, writer-director François Girard’s visionary portrait of iconoclastic, world-renowned pianist Glenn Gould explodes the conventions of the form to illuminate the brilliant mind and innermost obsessions of a singular artist. Across thirty-two vignettes encompassing everything from dramatic sketches to documentary interviews to avant-garde animation, Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould pieces together the story of Gould’s trajectory from child prodigy to celebrated concert pianist who turned his back on public performance to pursue his all-consuming fascination with recording technology. Led by a tour-de-force performance by Colm Feore and underscored by Gould’s landmark recordings of Bach’s Goldberg Variations, Girard’s film daringly deconstructs the enigma of genius.
    Film Info
    • Canada
    • 1993
    • 93 minutes
    • Color
    • 1.85:1
    • English
    • Spine #1268
    DIRECTOR-APPROVED BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES
    • New 4K digital restoration, supervised and approved by director François Girard, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack
    • New audio commentary featuring Girard and cowriter and actor Don McKellar
    • New conversation between Girard and filmmaker Atom Egoyan
    • Glenn Gould: Off the Record and Glenn Gould: On the Record, companion programs from 1959 produced for Canadian television
    • Archival interviews with actor Colm Feore and producer Niv Fichman
    • Trailer
    • English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
    • PLUS: An essay by author and film critic Michael Koresky

      Cover based on a theatrical poster by Pascal Dufaux
    Region Code:
    Region B
    Duration:
    93 minutes
    Extras:
    Language(s): English, Hard of Hearing Subtitles: English, Interactive Menu, Screen ratio 1 - 1.85:1, 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio, Bonus Footage, Commentary: Francois Girard (director) and Don McKellar (co-writer/actor); Francois Girard and Atom Egoyan (film-maker)., Documentaries: 'Glenn Gould: Off the Record'; 'Glenn Gould: On the Record'., Interviews: Colm Feore (actor); Niv Fichman (producer)., Essay by Michael Koresky (author/film critic); Cover based on a theatrical poster by Pascal Dufaux., Trailers

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