Please Give
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Catherine Keener, Oliver Platt
Please Give by Nicole Holofcener
USA 2009, Competition
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Sarah Steele, Catherine Keener
Please Give by Nicole Holofcener
USA 2009, Competition
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Amanda Peet
Please Give by Nicole Holofcener
USA 2009, Competition
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Catherine Keener, Nicole Holofcener
Please Give by Nicole Holofcener
USA 2009, Competition
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Ann Guilbert, Sarah Steele
Please Give by Nicole Holofcener
USA 2009, Competition
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Rebecca Hall, Amanda Peet
Please Give by Nicole Holofcener
USA 2009, Competition
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Oliver Platt
Please Give by Nicole Holofcener
USA 2009, Competition
Photo: Piotr Redlinksi © 2008, Property of Sony Pictures Classics
Kate has a quite a litany of similar quandaries to cope with. One moral dilemma is that she acquires her furniture at knock-down prices from probate auctions and sells it on at a handsome profit. The recurrent question is: how high can she go with her price? She also struggles with the issue of materialism: how can she convince her daughter to do without all those expensive things if she’s not prepared to do without them herself? All of which points towards one of the core issues of the twenty-first century: how can you live your life and be a good person, while the world out there constantly importunes you with poverty, homelessness and sadness?
Nicole Holofcener: “I’ve been struggling to forgive myself for those contradictions my whole life, and I think that’s a struggle I heaped upon my characters, especially Kate. We tend to instantly sympathize with people who are struggling, so even though my characters do some unattractive things, I hope we can forgive them, especially while we laugh at them. With PLEASE GIVE I wanted to illustrate these kind of contradictory moments that make us human.”
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Rebecca Hall, Amanda Peet
The actresses during press conference.
Please Give · Competition · Feb 16, 2010
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Amanda Peet, Nicole Holofcener
A strong team: the actress and her director.
Please Give · Competition · Feb 16, 2010
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Catherine Keener, Rebecca Hall, Nicole Holofcener, Amanda Peet
Women`s power: cheerful posing at the Photo Call.
Please Give · Competition · Feb 16, 2010
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Rebecca Hall, Amanda Peet, Nicole Holofcener, Catherine Keener
A last picture on the Red Carpet before the big premiere starts.
Please Give · Competition · Berlinale Palast · Feb 16, 2010
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Dieter Kosslick, Amanda Peet
A warm welcome: the Festival Director and the actress in the Berlinale VIP Club.
Please Give · Competition · Feb 16, 2010
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Rebecca Hall
Please Give · Competition · Feb 16, 2010
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Nicole Holofcener
Please Give · Competition · Feb 16, 2010
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Catherine Keener
Please Give · Competition · Feb 16, 2010
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Amanda Peet
Please Give · Competition · Feb 16, 2010
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Catherine Keener (Actress), Nicole Holofcener (Director), Rebecca Hall (Actress), Amanda Peet (Actress)
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Competition · Press Conference · Feb 16, 2010
Catherine Keener (Actress), Nicole Holofcener (Director), Rebecca Hall (Actress), Amanda Peet (Actress)
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Competition · Red Carpet · Feb 16, 2010