100. Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould (1993)

We are currently in a time where the traditional biopic is fading. Lincoln (which just missed this list) started a change. You can learn more about some figures by examining one period closely rather than trying to get every event into one film. The recent Mandela biopic shows how the old formula just doesn't seem to work, while Selma (which is on this list) is one of the examples of how this can work.

Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould takes a different approach. While trying to tell the story of reclusive pianist Glenn Gould, director Francois Girard tried, well, every approach.

Does this film get deep into what made Gould tick? No. I don't think that was possible. But what it does is give a sense of Gould as a performer. The multiple approaches and multiple points of view give a rounded sense of what it was like to be effected by him. Ultimately, the film makes this list by giving a sense of the effect music (through this musician) can have on us all.