Rating: NR
Genre:
Comedy Drama
Theatrical Release: 08/22/2007(USA
Release Date: 04/22/2008
SubTitles: Espanol
Dubbed: English
Sound: DD2
Run Time: 83 Minutes
Flags: Nudity, Adult Situations, Strong Sexual Content, Adult Humor, Profanity
Distributor/Studio: Ifc
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.
~ Nathan Southern, All Movie Guide