Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould

Attended this movie as part of the Honens Day at Studio Bell in Calgary. I did not know Glenn Gould and his part in music history prior to this.

This is an intelligent and interesting look at the life of Glenn Gould. It features a lot of film footage of him along with comments by friends.

This movie is a pleasure to watch and hear: grainy images from the 1950s, intelligent commentary from those who knew and loved Glenn Gould; clips from a number of interviews with Gould over the years, and best of all Gould's phenomenal music, clear and penetrating. From two women who loved him, we learn a little bit about him.

This new Canadian production about the life and music of concert pianist Glenn Gould is quite simply a stunning and fascinating cinematic portrait of a music genius. For the uninitiated, Glenn Gould's birth in 1932 to parents already in their 40s meant their focus love and education input resulted in a fantastic and handsome child/teen piano concert prodigy who became an icon of performance before the age of 20.