Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould (2009)
An enigmatic musical poet, world-renowned pianist Glenn Gould continues to captivate twenty-seven years after his untimely death. His inimitable music and writing reveal and insightful world-view that we are still unravelling - his complex recording technologies, including overdubbing, was unprecedented. Though there have been many documentaries about Gould, most are distracted by his eccentricities, focusing on the pills, gloves, and scarves while missing the man and message behind the music. Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould pierces through the myths, revealing the man beneath the icon. Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould weaves together an unprecedented array of never before seen footage of Gould, photographs and excerpts from his private home recordings and diaries plus personal interviews with Gould's most intimate friends and lovers, some who have never spoken about him publicly before, to reconstruct his thoughts on music, art, society, love, and life.
Primary Title
- Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould
Date Broadcast
- Monday 27 February 2012
Release Year
- 2009
Start Time
- 14 : 35
Finish Time
- 16 : 22
Duration
- 107:00
Channel
- Rialto Channel
Broadcaster
- Sky Network Television
Programme Description
- An enigmatic musical poet, world-renowned pianist Glenn Gould continues to captivate twenty-seven years after his untimely death. His inimitable music and writing reveal and insightful world-view that we are still unravelling - his complex recording technologies, including overdubbing, was unprecedented. Though there have been many documentaries about Gould, most are distracted by his eccentricities, focusing on the pills, gloves, and scarves while missing the man and message behind the music. Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould pierces through the myths, revealing the man beneath the icon. Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould weaves together an unprecedented array of never before seen footage of Gould, photographs and excerpts from his private home recordings and diaries plus personal interviews with Gould's most intimate friends and lovers, some who have never spoken about him publicly before, to reconstruct his thoughts on music, art, society, love, and life.
Classification
- G
Owning Collection
- Television Vault
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
- Gould, Glenn
- Pianists--Canada--Biography
- Biographical films
- Motion pictures--Canada
- Feature films
Genres
- Biography
- Documentary
- Music
Contributors
- Michèle Hozer (Director)
- Peter Raymont (Director)
- Glenn Gould (Subject)
- Cornelia Foss (Interviewee)
- White Pine Pictures (Production Unit)
Subjects
- Gould, Glenn
- Pianists--Canada--Biography
- Biographical films
- Motion pictures--Canada
- Feature films