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Paul Giamatti stars 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... See Full Description
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Comedy and Drama |
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| Running Time: |
1 hr. 41 min. |
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| Release Date: |
August 7th, 2009 (limited) |
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| MPAA Rating: |
PG-13 for nudity and brief strong language. |
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| Distributors: |
Samuel Goldwyn Films, Samuel Goldwyn Films
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| U.S. Box Office: |
$700,980 |
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| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade:
B
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Boston Globe, Wesley Morris
"The movie turns what could have been a tedious meta-movie exercise into a sincere dour farce." more...
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B |
Chicago Sun-Times, Roger Ebert
"I enjoy movies like this, which play with the logical consequences of an idea." more...
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A- |
Entertainment Weekly, Lisa Schwarzbaum
"Writer-director Sophie Barthes' darkly funny, twisty-cool existential tragicomedy, loaded with smart notions and filmed like a surrealist dream, really takes off..." more...
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A- |
Filmcritic.com, Chris Cabin
"The genius of the concept certainly outweighs the ingenuity of the filmmaking and the script's structure." more...
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B |
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