Joe Gould's Secret

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 21, 2000

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Cast

Ian Holm,Stanley Tucci,Hope Davis,Sarah Hyland,Hallee Hirsh,Celia Weston,Patrick Tovatt,Susan Sarandon,Patricia Clarkson,John Tormeyand 30 more

Director

Stanley Tucci

Writer

Howard A. Rodman

Cinematography

Maryse Alberti

Music

Evan Lurie

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0172632