Synopsis: During rehearsals for Chekhov's Uncle Vanya, Paul Giamatti finds his soul growing so heavy under the weight of the material that his whole life begins to suffer. When he hears of a doctor who extracts and stores souls, he decides to undergo the procedure. Unburdened, Giamatti's life becomes freewheeling, easygoing...and more intolerable than ever! He returns to the doctor demanding his old soul back, but a little snafu involving the Russian black market leads him on a harrowing journey that gives new meaning to the term "soul-searching!"