Cold Souls

In Cinemas: 26/11/2009 Watch Cold Souls trailer Other Links

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.

Cold Souls

1 minute 28 seconds

Madman Films

Release Date: 26/11/2009
Languages: English
Genre: Comedy, Science Fiction, World Cinema

What the Local Critics are Saying:

"Smart and funny, it's an amusing showcase for a great idea and the terrific Giamatti." Michael Adams, EMPIRE

"Cold Souls is a perfectly observed mix of European avant garde and American Comedy” Jo Chichester VOGUE MAGAZINE


What the International Critics are Saying:

"Barthe's potential as an imaginative and intellectual writer and a director with a distinctive visual style displays more than promise in COLD SOULS, her debut feature, it exhibits a self-assurance and a brilliance and should not be missed. Although filled with amusing comedy and irony, the film raises disturbing questions about the “soul” of modern society and our place in it." Cathleen Roundtree, BOXOFFICE MAGAZINE

"A delightfully bizarre little metaphysical comedy ... played with the kind of lightness and wit that Charlie Kaufman used to have." Marshall Fine, HOLLYWOOD & FINE