Greta, writer/director of Ladybird and Little Women, wasn’t always an esteemed, hot-shot writer and director. About a decade ago she was acting in a bunch of films dubbed “mumblecore” for reasons which would be obvious if you had ever seen one.
She was by far the best thing about these films. She was prettier, more daring, a better actress and a better writer than any of her co-stars, and I use the word “stars” with great hesitation, although one of her fellow cast members, Mark Duplass, was also quite competent and managed to move into the world of real movies and TV.
Greta also looked great naked, as she demonstrated here in the immortal classic Hannah Takes the Stairs (2007), in which she was naked a lot.

Greta didn’t just star. She also wrote Hannah Takes the Stairs, for which she should probably be followed around by those “Shame” women from Cersei’s naked walk in Game of Thrones. (Hey, Greta got better.)
My comments on the film, and mumblecore in general, follow in the “read more” section.
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