The Idea of North

Year: 1970

Runtime: 57 mins

Language: English

Director: Judith Pearlman

TV MovieFantasyDocumentaryDrama

Glenn Gould narrates a student’s winter trek from Toronto to the far‑reaches of Winnipeg, weaving evocative images of the Canadian landscape with a resonant musical score that highlights the North’s grandeur. The film adapts Gould’s own radio documentary of the same name, offering a poetic travelogue of the region.

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