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Cold Souls (2009)

12A 101 min  -  Comedy | Drama  -   13 November 2009 (Ireland)
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Ratings: 6.4/10 from 5,813 users   Metascore: 69/100 
Reviews: 51 user | 156 critic | 28 from Metacritic.com

Paul is an actor who feels bogged down by his participation in a production of Chekov's play, Vanya.

Director:

Sophie Barthes
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Cold Souls -- Paul Giamatti plays an actor named Paul Giamatti. Stumbling upon an article in The New Yorker about a high-tech company that extracts, deep-freezes and stores people’s souls, Paul very well might have found the key to happiness for which he’s been searching.  But, complications arise when he is the unfortunate victim of "soul-trafficking." Giamatti’s journey takes him all the way to Russia in hopes of retrieving his stolen soul from an ambitious but talentless soap-opera actress. Cold Souls -- Here's a clip from the movie Cold Souls.
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Paul Giamatti ...
Giamatti - Paul
Dina Korzun ...
Nina
Armand Schultz ...
Astrov
Michael Tucker Michael Tucker ...
Theatre Director
Ted Koch ...
INS Officer
Oksana Lada ...
Sasha
Natalia Zvereva ...
Russian actress
Lauren Ambrose ...
Stephanie
David Strathairn ...
Dr. Flintstein
Laura Heisler ...
Female Client in Promo
Brienin Bryant Brienin Bryant ...
Young Woman in Soul Storage
Rebecca Brooksher ...
Yelena
Boris Kievsky ...
Oleg
Katheryn Winnick ...
Sveta
Emily Watson ...
Claire
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Storyline

Civilization and its discontents. Paul, an actor preparing for "Uncle Vanya" on Broadway, is mired in ennui. His agent tells him about an office where he can put his soul in storage. He does so then discovers that being soulless helps neither his acting nor his marriage; he returns to the office and rents, for two weeks, the soul of a Russian poet. His acting improves, but his wife finds him different, he sees bits of the borrowed soul's life, and he's now deep in sorrow. He wants his own soul back, but there are complications: it's in St. Petersburg. With the help of Nina, a Russian who transports souls to the U.S., he determines to get it back. Who has he become? Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Actor | Agent | Poet | Ennui | Manual  | See more »

Taglines:

A soul searching comedy.

Genres:

Comedy | Drama

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for nudity and brief strong language See all certifications »

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Country:

USA | France

Language:

English | Russian

Release Date:

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Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA See more »

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$63,302 (USA) (9 August 2009) (7 Screens)

Gross:

$903,148 (USA) (8 November 2009)
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Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Trivia

The film was inspired by a dream in which Woody Allen discovers that his soul looks just like a chickpea. See more »

Goofs

Incorrectly regarded as goofs: Dmitri tells the actress not to worry that Paul's soul looks like and is the size of a chickpea, telling her that Al Pacino won three Oscars. Al Pacino has actually only won one Oscar (Best Actor in 1992, Scent of a Woman). See more »

Quotes

Dr. Flintstein: Well, when you have a tumour, you get rid of it. A twisted soul is like a tumour. It's better to get rid of it.
Giamatti - Paul: I don't think that my soul is twisted. Doctor.
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Connections

References Scarface (1983) See more »