Joe Gould's Secret
2000 · 104 MIN · IMDB 6.6 · 1,611 VOTES · DIR. Stanley Tucci
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.
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00:02:09 "In my hometown, I never felt at home.
00:05:33 Well, I haven't quite made up my mind about this one yet.
00:11:17 Come on. There we go.
00:14:53 He really likes this--
00:19:27 But your As are too broad...
00:23:04 -One more snippet-- Whoa! -And, uh...
00:26:35 No, not at all, Mr. Gould. It was an expression that...
00:30:41 Unless I publish it first, of course.
00:34:52 Oh, good, good. Spending time with my biographer.
00:40:43 Good night. Good night.
00:46:01 Well...
00:49:15 Something about food and safety, new regulations.
00:52:46 There's a thing of tremendous significance
00:57:36 You mind if I take your coat off?
01:00:37 What makes you think that you know what I don't intend?
01:05:12 Nothing. I-I'll tell Joe you called.
01:09:31 Well, I guess.
01:13:18 -Oh, not at all. -Here. I have your mail.
01:16:26 What was his name again?
01:20:35 Look, you told me that you lugged armfuls of the Oral History
01:24:56 people who... everybody represents a different part
01:30:58 Mr. Gould, please, don't make this uncomfortable for me.
01:36:32 He's using up his time and energy he should be devoting to writing
01:48:21 -Yeah! -Oh, my!
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