Please Give

Opportunistic couple Kate and Alex strike up a strained friendship with the grand-daughters of an elderly woman whose apartment they are keen to procure., This witty, observant comedy centers on Kate (Catherine Keener), an affluent women with a guilt complex, who attempts to befriend her elderly neighbor in hopes of buying her apartment after the old woman’s death so she can expand her own living space. However, the neighbor’s granddaughter does not trust Kate, who must also deal with her teen daughter’s body-image problems. Written and directed by Nicole Holofcener., Kate, an affluent women with a guilt complex, attempts to befriend her elderly neighbour in hopes of buying her apartment after the old woman’s death so she can expand her own living space., 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., A family looking for some extra space gets drawn into a difficult relationship with the folks next door in this comedy drama from writer and director Nicole Holofcener. Kate (Catherine Keener) and Alex (Oliver Platt) are a couple living in New York City who run a successful store specializing in vintage furniture. Kate and Alex have a teenage daughter, Abby (Sarah Steele) and their apartment is starting to feel a bit small for the three of them; Kate and Alex own the unit next door to them, and once the flat becomes vacant, they plan to knock out a wall and take over the space. However, Andra (Ann Morgan Guilbert), their tenant, is an elderly woman with a poor disposition who doesn’t seem eager to go anywhere soon, and it’s occurred to Kate and Alex that they’re probably going to have wait for her to die, since evicting her would be very awkward. Hoping to make the best of the situation, Kate tries to strike up a friendship with Andra and her fiercely protective granddaughter Rebecca (Rebecca Hall), but Andra isn’t especially interested in making new friends, and Rebecca’s sister, Mary (Amanda Peet), isn’t much easier to deal with. Kate and Alex are also struggling to communicate with Abby, who has her own issues regarding self-image. Please Give received its world premiere at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival.