Hannah Takes the Stairs-
First off, I must give kudos to the writers/actors in this film. It was all the way indie (yeah!!!!) and in a word.... engaging. The film was written by Greta Gerwig, Kent Osbourne, Joe Swanberg (who directed as well), but also lists the rest of the cast as adding additional material (very cool to get props for adlibbing or fixing lines!!). This movie is very much low budget and shot on a dv camera.... so I automatically loved it.
Now about the story.... Hannah is a twenty something playwright working for a TV show developing a pilot, but really all they do is goof off. She is a serial dater who calls herself "chronically dissatisfied". NICE!! She likes the smart, GEEKY, goofy kind of guys. These are in fact pretty much the type of guys who she is surrounded by daily. She infiltrates the overrated “no dating in the work place” line with ease. I must say BRAVO to her ability to break up and move on rather quickly!!! The movie basically revolves around Hannah and her "chronic dissatisfaction" with men. There is a bit of full frontal on both the female and male end of things... just a warning! Oh, I have to mention that there are some beautiful captures of awkward silence between Hannah and her guys. It almost made me feel uncomfortable. I loved it! And the last shot of the movie is priceless! It almost makes me want to take up the trumpet!
I feel I know a few woman like Hannah. They are quite the characters! Sounds like a good flick.
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Thanks for the review! It looks good!
What a great way to watch movies for school! Remember that periods and commas go inside quotation marks, and keep it up!
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