Walk Up

SYNOPSIS

In his ninth film for Hong Sangsoo, Kwon Haehyo plays Byungsoo, a film director who goes with his daughter Jeongsu (Park Miso), an aspiring interior designer, to a building owned by an old friend (Lee Hyeyoung) already established in the design field. She gives them a tour of the property, which includes a restaurant and cooking studio on the first two floors, her office in the basement, a residence on the third floor and an artist’s studio at the top. The three of them amicably chat the day away. But when his daughter leaves to get more wine, Byungsoo is left to spend time with the landlord and the other residents of her building.

With Walk Up, Hong Sangsoo returns to an interest in structure that has been a defining characteristic of his work from the beginning. And this time the structure is a literal one. As Byunsgoo makes his way up the floors of the building, Hong fills these spaces with a profusion of everyday details spanning art, love, career, religion, dietary decisions and home renovations.

DISC SPECS:

WALK UP is presented with its original aspect ratio of 1.85:1 with Dolby Digital 2.0 sound on DVD. Optional English subtitles included.

FEATURES:

Walking Up a video tour of the building featured in the film

• Walk Up press conference from the MSan Sebastian Film Festival
• Theatrical trailer
• Booklet featuring essay by translator and Korean film scholar Darcy Paquet

Hong Sangsoo’s WALK UP - DVD