Cold Soul Pictures

Giamatti plays himself as an actor struggling to perform a complex role. When he reads about a company who can extract a person's soul and deep freeze it, he elects to have his soul removed so he can better perform in the play, with the intention of restoring it afterwards.

Unfortunately, his soul is stolen and given to an ambitious (but talentless) actress. With no soul to speak of, Giamatti must travel to St Petersburg to find it.