Please Give

Please Give

2010 · 90 min · EN · R · 6.2 (169 votes)
Dir. Nicole Holofcener · Starring Catherine Keener, Amanda Peet, Oliver Platt, Rebecca Hall, Ann Morgan Guilbert, Lois Smith · Music Marcelo Zarvos
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In New York City, a husband and wife butt heads with the granddaughters of the elderly woman who lives in the apartment the couple owns.

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A quiet, character-focused drama that explores the complexities of human connection and the unexpected bonds that form across generations. It feels intimate and observational, with a gentle, melancholic undercurrent.

melancholicwrybittersweetthought-provokingsteadyindie dramacharacter-drivenslice-of-lifefamilylossconnectionaging
infidelitynew york citysuicidecancerneighborwoman director
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