Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould
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6.0 out of 10

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  1. Lyn
    May 30, 2011
    9
    For those who've been a little bit in love with the enigmatic Canadian ever since the movie "Thirty-Two Short Films About Glenn Gould," this is a nice addition. He speaks, he sings, he jokes, he poses, all the action taking place before the backdrop of his amazing musical performances. Most revealing are the interviews (including the "extras") with Cornelia Foss, the artist with whom he shared a passionate relationship for about five years. But the film skims over questions one has about his music -- WHY did he do the Goldberg variations so differently . . . and twice? Was he, or Leonard Bernstein, "right" in their musical dust-up? While appreciating the documentary approach, I sort of missed the whimsical tone of the earlier film. Somehow it expressed the heart of the man in such a lovely way, albeit with fewer facts & figures.… Expand

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Metascore
72 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 9 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 9
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  1. Christian Science Monitor
    Reviewed by: Peter Rainer
    91
    It's an inescapable fact that Gould's singular musical insights – the way he brought out in Bach a mesmeric unity of sound – could only have arisen from a singular personality.
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  2. Village Voice
    Reviewed by: Nick Pinkerton
    70
    Devotees will perhaps find something new in this deep pool of archival footage, and newcomers will get an appropriate introduction to the beguiling charisma of a most media-savvy isolationist.
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  3. Time Out New York
    Reviewed by: Keith Uhlich
    60
    Gould is as much of a mystery at the end as at the beginning. You get the feeling that's the way he'd have wanted it.
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