Joe Gould's Secret

2000 · TMDB 6.0

Directed by Stanley Tucci

Around 1940, New Yorker staff writer Joe Mitchell meets Joe Gould, a Greenwich Village character who cadges meals, drinks, and contributions to the Joe Gould Fund and who is writing a voluminous Oral History of the World, a record of 20,000 conversations he's overheard. Mitchell is fascinated with this Harvard grad and writes a 1942 piece about him, "Professor Seagull," bringing Gould some celebrity and an invitation to join the Greenwich Village Ravens, a poetry club he's often crashed. Gould's touchy, querulous personality and his frequent dropping in on Mitchell for hours of chat lead to a breakup, but the two Joes stay in touch until Gould's death and Mitchell's unveiling of the secret.

Ian Holm Stanley Tucci Hope Davis Sarah Hyland Hallee Hirsh Celia Weston Patrick Tovatt Susan Sarandon Patricia Clarkson John Tormey Jack A. O'Connell Jerry Mayer

Director · Stanley Tucci Writer · Howard A. Rodman Cinematography · Maryse Alberti Composer · Evan Lurie Editor · Suzy Elmiger

Runtime: 104 min
Released: 2000-01-21
Language: English
TMDB score: 6.0

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