The Nine Lives of Tomas Katz (2000)

Shot largely in black-and-white, The Nine Lives of Thomas Katz tells the story of a mysterious man (Thomas Fisher) who climbs out of a hole and hails a cab to London, where he takes on the identities of various people he encounters over the course of the day. A total eclipse of the sun is due to take place later in the day, and as the stranger assumes various identities, chaos overtakes the capital. It's all observed literally with a blind eye by a fat police chief (Ian McNeice) who harbors a connection with the Astral Plane. ~ Rebecca Flint Marx, Rovi