Cold Souls
(Cold Souls)
Synopsis
In response to shiny, bigger, better American consumerism comes COLD SOULS, a surreal comedy in which souls can be extracted and traded as commodities. Balancing on a tightrope between deadpan humor and pathos, and reality and fantasy, the film presents Paul Giamatti as himself, agonizing over his interpretation of Uncle Vanya. Paralyzed by anxiety, he stumbles upon a solution via a New Yorker article about a high-tech company promising to alleviate suffering by extracting souls. Giamatti enlists their service -- only to discover that his soul is the shape and size of a chickpea. His intention is to reinstate it once he survives the performance but complications ensue when a mysterious, soul-trafficking “mule” borrows Giamatti's stored soul for an ambitious, but unfortunately talentless, Russian soap-opera actress.
A movie directed by Sophie Barthes
2009 - 101 minutes - Color - Dolby Digital - 1.85
Main Cast
- Paul Giamatti
- Astrov
- Theatre Director
- Nina
- INS Officer
- Sasha
- Blonde Mule
- Russian Singer
- Olga
- Soul Storage Doorman
- Stephanie
- Dr. Flintstein
- Female Client in Promo
- Young Woman in Soul Storage
- Mrs. Rathbone
Production
Distributors
- Samuel Goldwyn Company, The (Usa)
- Memento Films (France)
Box-office
Worldwide Box-office
$1 125 000
Also Known As
No available information for now.
Release dates
- May 05, 2010
- November 13, 2009
- August 07, 2009
More release dates…
- June 13, 2009 (Sydney Film Festival)
- November 26, 2009
- September 07, 2009 (Deauville American Film Festival)
- May 05, 2010
- October 19, 2009 (London Film Festival)
- November 06, 2009 (Leeds International Film Festival)
- November 13, 2009
- January 17, 2009 (Sundance Film Festival)
- August 07, 2009