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Hannah Takes the Stairs

 

 

Produced, Written, Cinematographed, Edited and Directed by Joe Swanberg

US 2007 / Comedy Drama / Urban Drama / Romantic Comedy / 83 min / Color / Dolby  5.1 /1.85: 1  Widescreen Anamorphic / NTSC / In English with Optional Spanish Subtitles



Greta Gerwig, Kent Osborne, Andrew Bujalski , Ry Russo-Young, Mark Duplass, Todd Rohal .

American independent filmmaker Joe Swanberg's 2007 feature Hannah Takes the Stairs concerns Hannah (Greta Gerwig), a recent college graduate who spends one long, unsatisfying summer in the Windy City attempting to achieve romantic fulfillment in a seemingly endless series of relationships. Drifting in and out of infatuation, but never quite reaching satisfaction, Hannah begins to pose an emotional threat to herself and those around her. The picture co-stars filmmakers Andrew Bujalski (Funny Ha Ha) and Todd Rohal (The Guatemalan Handshake) as well as screenwriter Kent Osborne (The SpongeBob Squarepants Movie). Gerwig co-authored the script with Osborne and Swanberg.

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Bonus Features:

Behind-the-scenes
Thanks for the Add!: a short film by Joe Swanberg with Greta Gerwig and Kent Osborne
SXSW film festival video production diary spots
Commentary by writer/directo Joe Swanberg and lead actors/co-writers Greta Gerwig and Kent Osborne