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Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould
Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould

Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould

I'm very much the anti-hero in real life, but I compensate madly in my dreams.

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DocumentaryMusic

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A documentary on the mysterious and influential pianist.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$166770

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

113 mins

Rating

6.8/10

Release Date

13 September 2009

Country

Canada

Cast

Glenn Gould

Glenn Gould

Himself (Archive Footage)

Kevin Bazzana

Kevin Bazzana

Self (Biographer)

Vladimir Ashkenazy

Vladimir Ashkenazy

Self

Fred Sherry

Fred Sherry

Self (Cellist)

John P.L. Roberts

John P.L. Roberts

Self (Friend of Gould's)

Victor Feldbrill

Victor Feldbrill

Self (Conductor)

Fran Barrault

Fran Barrault

Self (Gould's girlfriend)

Gordon Burwash

Gordon Burwash

Self (archival footage)

Cornelia Foss

Cornelia Foss

Self

Leonard Bernstein

Leonard Bernstein

Self (archival footage)

Mark Kingwell

Mark Kingwell

Self (Philosopher/Writer)

Humphrey Burton

Humphrey Burton

Self (archival footage)

Petula Clark

Petula Clark

Self

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