Joe Gould's Secret 2000
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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.
- Released: 2000-01-21
- Runtime: 104 minutes
- Genre: Drama
- Stars: Ian Holm, Stanley Tucci, Hope Davis, Sarah Hyland, Hallee Hirsh
- Director: Stanley Tucci, Evan Lurie, Suzy Elmiger, Juliet Polcsa, Andrew Jackness
