Posted on thursday, june 18th, 2009 by peter sciretta. Read the cold souls movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on movies. Movieposterdb is not endorsed, sponsored or affiliated with any movie studio. It feels so good to have a movie to write about again. Paul is an actor who feels bogged down by his participation in a production of chekovs play, vanya. David strathairn, who sucks out his soul and hands it to him in a jar. All s, trademarks, and logos are owned by their respective. Cold souls dvd neil combustible celluloid jeffrey m. Giamatti stars as a fictionalised version of himself, an anxious, overwhelmed actor who decides to enlist the. Flintsteinin the movie cold souls, written and directed by sophie barthesoffers. This is the premise of sophie barthes film cold souls. Cold souls 2009 full movie download full hd youtube.
Daily film dose reece crothers daily mirror david edwards. But its the very best kind of slow movie, lingering unselfconsciously on the idea of what it means to have a soul. Cold souls hd streaming 2009 part1 video dailymotion. Download bluetoes, the christmas elf movie in dvdrip hdrip full. Watch cold souls full movie in hd visit movie 30250 paul giamatti stars as himself, agonizing over his interpretation of \\ col. Comparisons between cold souls and spike jonzes being john malkovich are obvious and unavoidable right down to the ohsocool american poster art.
In cold souls, it is time for more metaphysical mucking about with an actor playing a pretentiously remixed version of his real self. I n this amusing, intelligent, wellacted picture, paul giamatti, playing a troubled actor called paul giamatti currently appearing in uncle vanya. Download cold souls movie online full star movies online. He intends to reinstate his soul once he survives the performance but complications ensue when a soultrafficking mule uses it for a talentless. Rent cold souls 2008 starring paul giamatti and david strathairn on dvd and bluray. Get rid of your soul as if its the source of all your trouble. The film features paul giamatti, dina korzun, emily watson, and david strathairn. In the surreal comedy cold souls, paul giamatti plays an actor named paul giamatti. Gallery of 9 movie poster and cover images for cold souls 2009. Rent cold souls 2008 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Paul giamatti and sophie barthes in cold souls 2009 sophie barthes in cold souls 2009 katheryn. Paul giamatti is an actor who becomes so impassioned with the characters and.
Trouble arises, however, when giamattis soul is swiped by a soultrafficking. Cant imagine what they were thinking, taking on this firsttime director and such a poorlycrafted script. A russian soul is made available to giamatti, with alarming results. In the surreal comedy cold souls, paul giamatti plays an actor named. Unfortunately, cold souls is a complete waste of their talents. Bogged down by his preparation for a chekhov play, an anxious actor has his soul temporarily removed by a doctor, who then loses it. With its combination of reverbdrenched guitars, synth bass lines, commanding vocals, and rhythmic drum machine beats, this project is a stark departure from clincos previous stints as drummer in marriages and black mare. It is a very cold and clinical film, and while there is humor, it is extremely dry and. Writerdirector sophie barthes crafts this metaphysical tragicomedy, which straddles the line between reality and fantasy, set in a world where souls are extracted from humans and traded as commodites. Flintstein, who specializes in the extraction and exchange of souls. It claims to be funny, and giamatti is a master of comic timing, but all the actors struggle to redeem this lost cause, which comes off scattered and poorly plotted, with. The film then follows giamatti desperately trying to recover his soul. A scene from cold souls watch a clip from the movie cold souls, starring paul giamatti. Cold souls is a 2009 comedydrama film written and directed by sophie barthes.
Paul is an actor who feels bogged down by his participation in a. The rest of the movie is a very funny comic adventure about how paul tries to get his soul back. Released by eone music in 2010 containing music from cold souls 2009. For too many directors, the merest hint of scifi means a possible end of the world, with a hero nicely poised to save the day. Cold souls critics consensus straddling existential drama and surrealist comedy, sophie barthes debut feature is beautifully shot and full of inventive quandaries. What drives it is not something actually heavy or surreal, about having and trading real souls, but more the idea that your soul also affects, very slightly, your personality, or your talent. In a clever way, it exposes the soullessness of modern society. Paul paul giamatti, an actor, is having trouble preparing for the title role in chekhovs uncle vanya. Released august 7th, 2009, cold souls stars paul giamatti, dina korzun, emily watson, david strathairn the pg movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 41 min, and received a score of 69 out of 100. Cold souls soundtrack from 2009, composed by dickon hinchliffe. Download cold souls movie in dvdrip hdrip full download. For those of you who have followed this column for the last seven years, please know that, as long as films like cold souls are released, i will continue this column, even though it. All of this is dealt with in the only way that will possibly work, which is to say. Simple step to watch or download the next part of movie or full movie.
The movie is a first feature written and directed by sophie barthes, whose previous film was a short about a middleaged condom tester who considers buying a box labeled happiness at the drugstore. Cold souls paul giamatti stars, agonizing over his interpretation ofuncle vanya. Paralyzed by anxiety, he stumbles upon a solution via a new yorker article about a hightech company promising to alleviate suffering by extracting souls. Want access to unlimited movie titles on any device pc,tv,mac,tablet,smartphone best of all watch then when you want and where you want. Paul giamatti, emily watson, dina korzun, armand schultz. Download cold souls 2009 yify torrent for 1080p mp4. I own this film and i think it is the only film i bought in over a decade if that. Paul receives the essence of a russian poet and is a rousing success onstage, but offstage, his new soul is taking over his life. Book one in the hearts, minds, souls series volume 1 ebook free.
Paul giamatti stars as himself, agonizing over his interpret. Then you can live your life free of remorse, guilt, compassion and all of the other natural human emotions that tend to weigh us down. Paul giamatti is an actor incidentally played by the actor paul giamatti whose anxiety and despondency is undermining his lead role in uncle vanya. Watch heart and souls full movie video dailymotion. Get the latest movie times, trailers and celebrity interviews. Cold souls is a demonstration of the principle that it is always wise to seek a second opinion. Giamatti enlists their service only to discover that his soul is the shape and size of a chickpea. Stumbling upon an article in the new yorker about a hightech company that extracts, deepfreezes and stores peoples souls, paul very well might have found the key to happiness for which hes been searching. Watch cold souls 2009 full movie free online streaming. Watch cold souls full movie in hd visit paul giamatti stars as himself, agonizing over his interpretation of \\ col. Paul giamatti, david strathairn, dina korzun, katheryn winnick, lauren ambrose, emily watson is your soul weighing you down. Giamatti enlists their ceremony only to find his soul is magnitude and your shape of a chickpea. Clearly this is a filmmaker who would enjoy having dinner with charlie kaufman.
In the surreal comedy, cold souls, paul giamatti plays an actor named paul giamatti. Giamatti enlists their service only to discover that his soul is the shape and. With paul giamatti, emily watson, dina korzun, armand schultz. Cold souls 2009 this is a concept movie, in a way, though the conceptthat you can have your soul extracted and stored in a jar so that you can live without its weightis actually a bit thin after awhile. But the true self, the soul, the untouched beingness with which we enter the world. And while barthes film has its own rewards, it doesnt live up to that lofty standard. Anderson common sense media renee schonfeld compuserve harvey karten critics notebook robert levin criticscinema jcr spanish brandon judell curt schleier. Sophie barthes debut feature is beautifully shot and full of inventive quandaries. The movies power is carried in the storyline and the dialogue, not the technical effects. Paul giamatti stars as himself, agonizing over his interpretation of uncle vanya.
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