Sophie Barthes

Categories: Movies One of my favorite films of the summer is "Cold Souls." Paul Giamatti plays an actor named Paul Giamatti who is anxious and depressed as he prepares to play Chekov's Uncle Vanya. ... Full Article

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. --- You may think you know the actor Paul Giamatti . You've seen him in more movies than you can remember (44, but who's counting?), you've seen him as President John Adams (in an HBO miniseries ,... ... Full Article

Cold Souls , out in theaters on a limited basis this weekend, details the travails of one Paul Giamatti attempting to unburden himself of a soul. ... Full Article

Sophie Barthes is nothing like Charlie Kaufman . For one, the East Village-based director of Cold Souls , a surrealist melancholy romp that's drawn comparisons to Being John Malkovich , is French. ... Full Article

AM When it came to casting her feature debut Cold Souls, Paul Giamatti was writer-director Sophie Barthes' dream come true. Literally. Sort of. More » 7:46AM The Sundance Film Festival this morning unveiled the competition lineup for its 2009 incarnation... ... Full Article

T he Sundance Film Festival has been good to East Village filmmaker Sophie Barthes. The French-born director impressed the festival in 2007 with her philosophical short film Happiness, about a Brighton Beach woman who buys a box of joy and... ... Full Article