{"id":3747,"date":"2012-05-14T09:38:09","date_gmt":"2012-05-14T14:38:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/?p=3747"},"modified":"2012-05-14T09:38:09","modified_gmt":"2012-05-14T14:38:09","slug":"thirty-two-short-films-about-glenn-gould-out-on-dvd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/2012\/05\/14\/thirty-two-short-films-about-glenn-gould-out-on-dvd\/","title":{"rendered":"Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould out on DVD"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Colm Feore as Glenn Gould.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It seems right to mention, on the day that Leonard Cohen is set to receive the Glenn Gould Prize at Massey Hall, that Sony Classical has reissued Toronto-based Rhombus Media’s Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould<\/em> on DVD.<\/p>\n

We’re only a year shy of marking Fran\u00e7ois Girard’s wonderful film’s 20th anniversary, yet it still feels fresh.<\/p>\n

Colm Feore, although so different from Gould physically, somehow manages to capture the broad outlines of the legendary pianist’s presence and speech.<\/p>\n

Many biographical books later, Gould remains as much a mystery as he was while alive. The beauty of Girard’s 32 vignettes, meant to mirror the flow of the Goldberg Variations<\/em>, is how they evoke and suggest just enough to help us think we know a little bit more about the person behind the extraordinary pianist.<\/p>\n

Sony Classical, which tries hard to keep its web information as hard-to-find as possible, has cheaped out by not adding a shred of background to this DVD. There are no extras, nor is there even a booklet.<\/p>\n

Here, customer, watch the film and don’t ask questions, the media giant appears to be saying. Thank goodness Girard’s work largely speaks for itself.<\/p>\n

Here’s a fine 45-second slice:<\/p>\n