{"id":1033,"date":"2026-04-11T22:18:35","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T04:18:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lunenburgfilms.com\/wp\/?p=1033"},"modified":"2026-04-11T22:18:35","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T04:18:35","slug":"ncfd-free-showing-32-short-films-about-glenn-gould","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lunenburgfilms.com\/wp\/?p=1033","title":{"rendered":"NCFD Free Showing: 32 Short Films About Glenn Gould"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Wednesday April 15th at 4:00 and 7:00pm<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"258\" height=\"312\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lunenburgfilms.com\/wp\/wp-content\/gould.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1034\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lunenburgfilms.com\/wp\/wp-content\/gould.jpeg 258w, https:\/\/www.lunenburgfilms.com\/wp\/wp-content\/gould-248x300.jpeg 248w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 258px) 100vw, 258px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould<\/strong><\/em>&nbsp;is a 1993 Canadian&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Biographical_film\">biographical<\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Anthology_film\">anthology film<\/a>&nbsp;about the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pianist\">pianist<\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Glenn_Gould\">Glenn Gould<\/a>, played by&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Colm_Feore\">Colm Feore<\/a>. It was directed by&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fran%C3%A7ois_Girard\">Fran\u00e7ois Girard<\/a>, with a screenplay by Girard and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Don_McKellar\">Don McKellar<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The film is presented as a series of 31&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Short_film\">short films<\/a>&nbsp;rather than as one narrative. Segments include documentaries, consisting of interviews with individuals who knew the real Gould, and reenactments of episodes in Gould&#8217;s life. &#8220;Gould Meets McLaren&#8221; employs animated spheres from&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Norman_McLaren\">Norman McLaren<\/a>&#8216;s filmography. The film received positive reviews and won four&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/14th_Genie_Awards\">Genie Awards<\/a>, including&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Canadian_Screen_Award_for_Best_Motion_Picture\">Best Motion Picture<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould (1993) Trailer [HD]\" width=\"450\" height=\"253\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SMW3I2TGNX4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wednesday April 15th at 4:00 and 7:00pm Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould&nbsp;is a 1993 Canadian&nbsp;biographical&nbsp;anthology film&nbsp;about the&nbsp;pianist&nbsp;Glenn Gould, played by&nbsp;Colm Feore. It was directed by&nbsp;Fran\u00e7ois Girard, with a screenplay by Girard and&nbsp;Don McKellar. The film is presented as a series of 31&nbsp;short films&nbsp;rather than as one narrative. 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