 As the title suggests, this dramatised documentary about the eccentric Canadian pianist Glenn Gould is broken up into thirty-two short films (mirroring the thirty-two part structure of Bach s  Goldberg Variations , the recording that Gould made famous), each giving us an insight into some aspect of Gould s life and career. Out of respect for the music lead actor Colm Feore is never seen playing the piano, merely reacting to Gould s own recordings, which are extensively featured