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Cold Souls

Cold Souls

A soul searching comedy.

20096.01h 41m

Overview

Paul is agonising over his interpretation of 'Uncle Vanya' and, paralysed by anxiety, stumbles upon a solution via a New Yorker article about a high-tech company promising to alleviate suffering by extracting souls. He enlists their services—only to discover that his soul is the shape and size of a chickpea.

Directed by Sophie Barthes
Written by Sophie Barthes
Produced by Daniel Carey, Elizabeth Giamatti, Paul S. Mezey
Box Office0Revenue: $1.1M

Top Cast

Paul Giamatti

Paul Giamatti

Paul

Emily Watson

Emily Watson

Claire

Dina Korzun

Dina Korzun

Nina

David Strathairn

David Strathairn

Dr. Flintstein

Katheryn Winnick

Katheryn Winnick

Sveta

Lauren Ambrose

Lauren Ambrose

Stephanie

Michael Stuhlbarg

Michael Stuhlbarg

Hedge Fund Consultant

Michael Tucker

Michael Tucker

Theatre Director

Armand Schultz

Armand Schultz

Astrov

Ted Koch

Ted Koch

INS Officer

Themes & Keywords

soul sellingwoman director

About Cold Souls

Cold Souls is a comedy, drama, fantasy, science fiction film released in 2009 exploring themes of soul selling, woman director. Directed by Sophie Barthes, it stars Paul Giamatti, Emily Watson, Dina Korzun. Paul is agonising over his interpretation of 'Uncle Vanya' and, paralysed by anxiety, stumbles upon a solution via a New Yorker article about a high-tech company promising to alleviate suffering by extracting souls. He enlists their services—only to discover that his soul is the shape and size of a chickpea.

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