Joe Gould's Secret

2000 1h 44m EN

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6.0

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★6.0TMDB · 21

Drama

Synopsis

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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.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Ian Holm
Joe Gould
Stanley Tucci
Joe Mitchell
Hope Davis
Therese Mitchell
Sarah Hyland
Elizabeth Mitchell
Hallee Hirsh
Nora Mitchell
Celia Weston
Sarah
Patrick Tovatt
Harold Ross
Susan Sarandon
Alice Neel

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Stanley Tucci
Writers: Howard A. Rodman
Languages: English

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ERA

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26 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Stanley Tucci, shot by Maryse Alberti. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Evan Lurie. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Suzy Elmiger shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Ian Holm and Stanley Tucci and Hope Davis carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0172632 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 21 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Stanley Tucci directs. Maryse Alberti behind the camera. Evan Lurie scores. Suzy Elmiger cuts. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

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126 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Directed by Stanley Tucci, shot by Maryse Alberti. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Evan Lurie. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Suzy Elmiger shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Ian Holm and Stanley Tucci and Hope Davis carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0172632 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 21 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.