Cold souls soundtrack from 2009, composed by dickon hinchliffe. Granted, the final destination is more conventional than one might expect from such an offbeat motion picture, but this is one of those movies where the journey counts more than the arrival. Would an actor sell his own soul for a great performance. Read the cold souls movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on movies. Ames en stock cold souls retour a cold mountain cold. Paul giamatti stars as an actor named paul giamatti, whose soul is tormented by the kind of showy existential angst that commonly strikes actors, so he visits a laboratory that he reads about in the new yorker that specializes in the removal and storage of souls. Jul 06, 2015 cold souls is a wonderfully moving, poignant film with one of the most ingenious plots ive watched in a long time. The use of ed material in this video is permitted by fair use.
Cant imagine what they were thinking, taking on this firsttime director and such a poorlycrafted script. 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. Starring paul giamatti, emily watson, dina korzun, david strathairn. He, in turn, still needing help with his chekhov, asks to. Cold souls cast and crew check out hollywood movie cold souls cast and crew details, star cast information. Cold souls in all actuality is a good film, the premise is actually quite intriguing with its traces of science fiction and comedy. He then won a golden globe award for his performance as the cantankerous title character in the dark comedy barneys version 2010, based on. Ames en stock cold souls dark crystal the dark crystal les commentaires 0. Yes, both feature a wellrespected film actor playing a character named and slightly modeled after them, and find themselves in fantastical situations. 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. In the surreal comedy cold souls, paul giamatti plays an actor named paul giamatti. Film ames en stock cold souls stream complet gratuit.
Jun 21, 2009 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. Paul giamatti stars as himself, agonizing over his interpretation of uncle vanya. Finally, the cold souls script is here for all you fans of the paul giamatti movie, which is not utterly unlike a charlie kaufman flick. 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. 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. Watch cold souls 2009 full movie free streaming online tubi. Voir film dark souls en streaming vf gratuit complet hd 2011. By deepfreezing souls, claims the company, they can give their customers a life free from fear, doubt, and worry. For those who like comedies that derive humor through absurd situations and dialogue rather than through more lowbrow methods, this film is worth taking a chance on. Paul giamatti is an actor incidentally played by the actor paul giamatti whose anxiety and despondency is undermining his lead role in uncle vanya. Its no coincidence that the film includes telling excerpts of anton chekhovs uncle vanya, given its own. Sophie barthes feature debut, the dark, metaphysical comedy cold souls, could be described as charlie kaufman meets woody allen by way of russian and czech literature, but it also marks the. Flintstein answers with the prompt confidence of a whitecoated clinician.
To one degree or another, even the best screenplays tend to follow projectable trajectories, even when the specifics are obfuscated. Paralyzed by anxiety, he stumbles upon a solution via a new yorker article about a hightech company promising to alleviate suffering by extracting souls. The trailer for cold souls is your soul weighing you down. Download cold souls movie in dvdrip hdrip full download. Flintstein david strathairn painlessly removes pauls soul, which, to the actors. Film streaming ames en stock cold souls en francais complet vf paul giamatti, celebre acteur americain, est en pleine crise existentielle. Paul giamatti opts for elective surgery on his burdensome. As the premiere site about ad music, adtunes features the longest running and most popular forum about songs featured in television commercials, movie trailers, television shows, movie soundtracks, and more. Thankfully cold souls isnt simply mimicry, but offers something more.
Aug 07, 2009 cold souls is rated pg parents strongly cautioned. There are so many wonderful allusions, metaphors, bon mots, and profound references in cold souls that will resonate with an intelligent audience that some people who see this movie will want to see it over again. Paul giamatti plays paul giamatti, an actor struggling with the weight of checkov. Unfortunately, cold souls is a complete waste of their talents. 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. The result is a deliciously deadpan piece of absurdism with some unexpectedly poignant touches. 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. Giamatti stars as a fictionalised version of himself, an anxious, overwhelmed actor who decides to enlist the service of a company to deep freeze his soul. Voir film cold war zimna wojna en streaming vf gratuit.
As he struggles to play uncle vanya he reads an article in the new yorker regarding soul storage, which in fact is a procedural clinic that physically removes. In the surreal comedy cold souls, paul giamatti plays an actor named. Cold souls by edward havens the easiest, and laziest, way to describe the new movie cold souls is to compare it to being john malkovich. Cold souls cast and crew, cold souls hollywood movie cast. Aug 07, 2009 but, complications arise when he is the unfortunate victim of soultrafficking. The constantly inventive screenplay by writerdirector sophie barthelme immerses us so completely in the concept of the film that we are absolutely swept along in its audacity, humor, drama, and pathos. Paul giamatti stars as an actor named paul giamatti, whose soul is tormented by the kind of showy existential angst that commonly strikes actors, so he visits a laboratory that he reads about in the new yorker. Cold souls in response to shiny, bigger, better american consumerism comes the movie cold souls, a surreal comedy in which souls can be extracted and traded as commodities. Cold souls premiered at the 2009 sundance film festival and its easy to see why it has drawn many comparisons to the stories of charlie kaufman being john malkovich, adaptation, eternal.
Unfortunately, cold souls writerdirector sophie barthes seems to want to distance her work from that of kaufmans. 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. Watch cold souls starring paul giamatti in this drama on directv. Being john malkovich rubbed off some inspiration, instead of sloshing around within the mind this whatif surrealist venture bargains with the soul.
Writerdirector sophie barthes has created a moderately funny film everywhere described as kaufmanesque. Paul giamatti plays himself, a sadsack actor struggling to portray a character in a play, who decides to unburden himself of his soul, thanks to david straitherns soul storage service. In the surreal comedy cold souls, paul giamatti plays an actor namedpaul giamatti. Bogged down by his preparation for a chekhov play, an anxious actor has his soul temporarily removed by a doctor, who then loses it. Released by eone music in 2010 containing music from cold souls 2009. Existential sciencefiction by paul constant if youre only reading the synopsis, its easy to see why so many lazy critics have compared cold souls to being john malkovich.
Stumbling upon an article in the new yorker about a hightech company that extracts, deepfreezes and stores. Cold souls is a 2009 comedydrama film written and directed by sophie barthes. Giamattis journey takes him all the way to russia in hopes of retrieving his stolen soul from an ambitious but talentless soapopera actress. Nov 15, 2009 but barthes first film indicates a fearless, imaginative writerdirector with a great deal more to offer audiences with her future projects. Adtunes, the leading source of advertising music information, welcomes you. Paul giamatti stars as an actor named paul giamatti, whose soul is tormented by the kind of showy existential angst that commonly strikes actors, so he visits a laboratory that he. Barthes first film indicates a fearless, imaginative writerdirector with a great deal more to offer audiences with her future projects. Its comical, yes, but glum and brooding, too, a wintry waltz through acting, underground commerce and. Cold souls 2009 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Although the movie doesnt hit you over the head with the message, the message seems clear we need our souls back. Rent cold souls 2008 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. As metaphysical comedy, its a stiff director sophie barthes debut feature with paul giamatti as an actor who banks his. The film features paul giamatti, dina korzun, emily watson, and david. Paul is an actor who feels bogged down by his participation in a production of chekovs play, vanya.
Sophie barthes born 1974 is a frenchamerican film director and screenwriter best known for her 2009 film cold souls. Flintsteinin the movie cold souls, written and directed by sophie barthesoffers. Eccentric without ever becoming unduly whimsical, sophie barthes surrealismlite cold souls which she tenders a cofilmby with andrij parekh pirouettes within the same school as charlie. Cold souls was released in 2009 on friday, august 7, 2009 in 7 theaters. Aug 19, 2009 cold souls is a demonstration of the principle that it is always wise to seek a second opinion.
The russian storyline adds emotion to this deadpan comedy with dina korzun, as nina the russian soulmule, beautifully scenestealing her way through the film. Paul giamatti is struggling through rehearsals for. All critics 125 top critics 40 fresh 94 rotten 31 cold souls is imitation kaufman, written and directed by newcomer sophie barthes, who makes no effort to hide the source of her inspiration. Cold souls is a demonstration of the principle that it is always wise to seek a second opinion. Aug 11, 2009 the chief pleasure to be derived from watching cold souls is that its a journey into the unexpected.
Trouble arises, however, when giamattis soul is swiped by a soultrafficking. A fanciful tale about the scientific removal and reinsertion of souls into the human body, sophie barthess cold souls strives to affect the loony metaphysical spirit of charlie kaufmans work. Nov 12, 2009 cold souls 2 5 stars 2 out of 5 stars. Just plain funny would have been enough, but cold souls has aspirations beyond chuckles still, the. Cold souls boasts a great premise and, for the most part, it is well executed. The film features paul giamatti, dina korzun, emily watson, and david strathairn. Paul giamatti, celebre acteur americain, est en pleine crise existentielle. In addition to giamattis usual phenomenal acting, as he portrays multiple states having different souls. Feeling lost, the celebrated character actor decides to put his soul into cold storage only to have it. This puppy is a transcript that was painstakingly transcribed using the screenplay andor viewings of the movie to get the dialogue. Lets just say when you are a mule drug runner but here it is soul runner you get remnants. But, complications arise when he is the unfortunate victim of soultrafficking. Paul giamatti stars as himself, a selftortured actor weighed down by an offbroadway production of uncle vanya.
Cold souls 2009 regarder par paul giamatti, armand schultz, michael tucker, dina korzun. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Cold souls is a wonderfully moving, poignant film with one of the most ingenious plots ive watched in a long time. Rent cold souls 2008 starring paul giamatti and david strathairn on dvd and bluray. Giamatti enlists their service only to discover that his soul is the shape and size of a chickpea. Starring paul giamatti, dina korzun, david strathairn, emily watson, katheryn winnick, lauren ambrose.
Cold souls script transcript from the screenplay andor the. Everything you need to know about cold souls movie 2009. The rest of cold souls is all a bit too vague to leave all that much of an impression on you. Cold souls travels so far off the beaten trail that its difficult to discern where it might be going. At one point, paul is racked by guilt and the bleak absurdity of the soultransfer enterprise. Paul paul giamatti, an actor, is having trouble preparing for the title role in chekhovs uncle vanya. There were 5 other movies released on the same date, including g. Voir film ames en stock cold souls en streaming vf. Register for a free account and join our community to post messages. Paul receives the essence of a russian poet and is a rousing success onstage, but offstage, his new soul is taking over his life. I was surprised not to see charlie kaufmans name anywhere on cold souls, as his influence is all over it. Suffice it to say that, aside from an initial burst of surrealistic kookiness, barthes is no kaufman, a situation that might be less deleterious if her notwackyenough conceit held.
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