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One of the sweet moments in “Please Give,” written and directed by Nicole Holofcener, is the first date of Rebecca (Rebecca Hall) and Eugene (Thomas Ian Nicholas), on which they drive into the countryside to view the autumn leaves — accompanied by both of their grandmothers. ==I — RP==

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