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Hannah Takes the Stairs
Hannah Takes the Stairs
6.5
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2,817 Ratings

HANNAH TAKES THE STAIRS

Directed by Joe Swanberg
United States, 2007
Drama, Comedy, Romance

Synopsis

Over the course of one hot post-graduate summer, Hannah falls precariously in and out of love. A breaker of hearts and chronically dissatisfied, she finds herself drifting away from her newly unemployed boyfriend and drawn to two of her co-workers, Matt and Paul.

Synopsis

Over the course of one hot post-graduate summer, Hannah falls precariously in and out of love. A breaker of hearts and chronically dissatisfied, she finds herself drifting away from her newly unemployed boyfriend and drawn to two of her co-workers, Matt and Paul.

Our take

A key film in that early-00s microbudget movement with the contentious moniker “mumblecore,” Hannah marks the first leading role of the endlessly fascinating actor-filmmaker Greta Gerwig. Also featured in front of the camera: directors Mark Duplass, Ry Russo-Young, and Andrew Bujalski!