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Cold Souls (2009)

Directed by Sophie Barthes · Cinematography by Andrij Parekh

PG-13101 min65 frames

ComedyDramaFantasyScience Fiction

A soul searching comedy.

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Cold Souls (2009) movie still: closeup — A dark vehicle interior with a man sitting behind the steering wheel at night. The man stares forward while…Cold Souls (2009) movie still: medium — A wooden boardwalk runs along the coastline during a clear sunset with long shadows. A man wearing a thick…Cold Souls (2009) movie still: medium — A man stands on a dark rooftop overlooking a city skyline at dusk. He looks out over the metal railing…Cold Souls (2009) movie still: wide — A spacious, minimalist corporate lobby features a waffle-grid ceiling and modern office furniture. A man walks…Cold Souls (2009) movie still: medium — A dimly lit hotel room features dark green patterned wallpaper and a wooden headboard. One woman lies on the…Cold Souls (2009) movie still: wide — A spacious industrial area featuring a desk arrangement positioned in front of factory windows. Three people…Cold Souls (2009) movie still: medium — A group of children and a young woman sit around a long dining table. They eat from bowls in a room with…Cold Souls (2009) movie still: wide — A spacious, formal lobby features a curved stone wall and a prominent red staircase. A single man descends the…Cold Souls (2009) movie still: closeup — A dark, undifferentiated interior space obscures the surroundings. A bald person tilts their head back…Cold Souls (2009) movie still: medium — An industrial harbor at dusk with snow-covered concrete ground and visible cargo cranes. A man wearing a…Cold Souls (2009) movie still: establishing — A wide dark river flows past a stone embankment with leafless trees at night. A large naval vessel…Cold Souls (2009) movie still: wide — A vast, frozen coastal shelf covered in large cracked ice chunks under an overcast sky. A lone figure stands…Cold Souls (2009) movie still: wide — A seaside boardwalk stretches toward a silhouetted structure during a calm sunset. A man walks away from the…Cold Souls (2009) movie still: establishing — A massive, grey brutalist-style apartment complex spans the background along a paved roadway. Two cars…Cold Souls (2009) movie still: closeup — A man sits inside a dark enclosure lit entirely by deep red light. The man faces forward with an unblinking…Cold Souls (2009) movie still: closeup — A man stands on a dark city street at night with blurry streetlights behind. He is looking off to the side…
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Cold Souls — official trailer

What is Cold Souls about?

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.

Where can you watch Cold Souls?

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What does the cinematography of Cold Souls look like?

Sampled across 65 frames, the coverage of Cold Souls leans on medium shots (42% of the sample) and close-ups (31%). Cinematographer Andrij Parekh keeps 46% of it in soft, low-key light. Night and dusk account for 43% of the frames. Focus stays shallow in 69% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.

What is the color palette of Cold Souls?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Cold Souls (2009) are #313030, #100f0e, #cfd0ce, #8d8f8d, #53504b, #f3f5f6 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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