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.
Release Date: 26 May 2000Runtime: 104 min
Stars:
- Allan Corduner
- Celia Weston
- Hallee Hirsh
- Hope Davis
- Ian Holm
- Jack O'Connell
- Jerry Mayer
- John Tormey
- Nell Campbell
- Patricia Clarkson
- Patrick Tovatt
- Ron Ryan
- Sarah Hyland
- Stanley Tucci
- Susan Sarandon
Director: Stanley Tucci
