Cold Souls 2009
Directed by Sophie Barthes | Starring: Paul Giamatti, David Strathairn, Emily Watson, Lauren Ambrose
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.