Cold Souls

Aug 7, 2009

1h 41m

★ 6.0

A soul searching comedy.

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.

Genres

Comedy

Drama

Fantasy

Science Fiction

Production Companies

Samuel Goldwyn Films

Two Lane Pictures

Winner Arts

Journeyman Pictures

Touchy Feely Films

Memento Films Production

ARTE France Cinéma

Cold Souls Trailers

Cast

Paul

Paul Giamatti

Claire

Emily Watson

Nina

Dina Korzun

Dr. Flintstein

David Strathairn

Sveta

Katheryn Winnick

Stephanie

Lauren Ambrose

Hedge Fund Consultant

Michael Stuhlbarg

Theatre Director

Michael Tucker

Astrov

Armand Schultz

INS Officer

Ted Koch

Sasha

Oksana Lada

Blonde Mule

Natalia Zvereva

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