Walk Up
{{Short description|2022 film by Hong Sang-soo}}
{{For|the song|The New Sound}}
{{Infobox film
| native_name = {{Infobox name module|language|title= 탑}}
| image = 탑 Walk Up 2022 film.jpg
| caption = Official poster
| director = Hong Sang-soo
| writer = Hong Sang-soo
| producer = Hong Sang-soo
| starring = {{plainlist}}
- Kwon Hae-hyo
- Lee Hye-young
- Song Seon-mi
{{endplainlist}}
| cinematography = Hong Sang-soo
| editing = Hong Sang-soo
| music = Hong Sang-soo
| studio = Jeonwonsa Film Company
| distributor = {{plainlist}}
- Finecut (international)
- Cinema Guild (North America)
{{endplainlist}}
| released = {{Film date|2022|9|11|Toronto|2022|11|3|South Korea|2023|3|24|United States|df=y}}
| runtime = 97 minutes
| country = South Korea
| language = Korean
| gross = $31,679
}}
Walk Up ({{Korean| 탑|塔}}, Revised Romanization: tab; lit. Tower){{Cite web |last=Garcia Mino |first=David |date=2022-09-23 |title="Walk Up" (2022): con una copa de vino |url=https://cintilatio.com/critica-walk-up/ |access-date=2022-09-30 |website=Cintilatio |language=es}} is a 2022 South Korean drama{{Cite web |last=Fulvi |first=Giovanna |title=Walk Up |url=https://tiff.net/events/walk-up |access-date=2022-09-30 |website=TIFF |language=en}} film written, directed, produced, photographed, scored and edited by Hong Sang-soo.{{Cite web |last=Romney |first=Jonathan |date=2022-09-22 |title='Walk Up': San Sebastian Review |url=https://www.screendaily.com/reviews/walk-up-san-sebastian-review/5174557.article |access-date=2022-09-29 |website=Screendaily |language=en}}
Plot
Walk Up follows filmmaker Byung-soo and his estranged daughter Jeong-su as they visit a building owned by Ms. Kim, share a meal, and meet others who live in the building. The same event is seemingly repeated several times in different variations. Byung-soo later begins a relationship with a woman in the building and moves into one of the apartments.
Cast
- Kwon Hae-hyo as Byung-soo{{Cite web |last=Bowen |first=Chuck |date=2022-09-28 |title='Walk Up' Review: Hong Sang-soo's Synecdoche of Life |url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/film/walk-up-review-hong-sang-soo/ |access-date=2022-09-29 |website=Slant Magazine |language=en-US}}
- Lee Hye-young as Ms. Kim
- Park Mi-so as Jeong-su
- Song Seon-mi as Sunhee
- Cho Yun-hee as Jiyoung{{Cite web |last=Kiang |first=Jessica |date=2022-09-23 |title='Walk Up' Review: Hong Sangsoo's Sly, Silvery Latest is One of His Recent Greatest |url=https://variety.com/2022/film/reviews/walk-up-review-1235380618/ |access-date=2022-09-29 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}
- Shin Seok-ho as waiter
Production
Walk Up was filmed in black and white{{Cite web |last=Daniels |first=Robert |date=2022-09-16 |title=TIFF 2022: Prisoner's Daughter, What's Love Got to Do with It, Walk Up |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/festivals/tiff-2022-prisoners-daughter-whats-love-got-to-do-with-it-walk-up |access-date=2022-09-30 |website=Roger Ebert |language=en}} in Seoul in 2021.{{Cite web |last=Song |first=Seung-hyun |date=2022-08-03 |title=Hong Sang-soo's 'Walk Up' invited to two overseas film fests |url=https://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20220803000743 |access-date=2022-09-29 |website=The Korea Herald |language=en}} It was written, directed, edited, and produced by Hong, with music and cinematography by Hong. The production company was Jeonwonsa Film Company. Kim Min-hee served as production manager.{{Cite web |last=강 |first=민경 |date=2022-08-03 |title=[공식] 홍상수 감독♥김민희 제작 실장 '탑', 토론토·산세바스티안 영화제 초청 |url=https://www.hankyung.com/entertainment/article/2022080333474 |access-date=2022-10-13 |website=한경닷컴 |language=ko}}
Release
Walk Up premiered at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival,{{Cite web |last=Hudson |first=David |date=2022-07-29 |title=Toronto and More Fall Lineups |url=https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/7884-toronto-and-more-fall-lineups |access-date=2022-09-29 |website=The Criterion Collection |language=en}} where it screened out of competition. It was also shown in competition at the 70th San Sebastian International Film Festival on September 22, 2022 and premiered in the United States at the 2022 New York Film Festival.{{Cite magazine |last=Brody |first=Richard |date=2022-09-29 |title=Three Highlights from the First Week of the 2022 New York Film Festival |url=https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-front-row/three-highlights-from-the-first-week-of-the-2022-new-york-film-festival |access-date=2022-09-30 |magazine=The New Yorker |language=en-US}} Walk Up premiered in theaters in South Korea on November 3, 2022{{Cite web |last=Kim |first=Eun-jung |date=2022-10-28 |title=(Movie Review) In 'Walk Up', Hong Sang-soo unfolds metaphors of life in four-story building |url=https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20221028003300315 |access-date=2022-11-10 |website=Yonhap News Agency |language=en}} and in the United States on March 24, 2023.{{Cite web |last=Bramesco |first=Charles |date=2023-03-01 |title=Hong Sang-soo gets lost in the funhouse in the first Walk Up trailer |url=https://lwlies.com/articles/walk-up-trailer-hong-sang-soo/ |access-date=2023-04-25 |website=Little White Lies |language=en}}{{Cite magazine |last=Brody |first=Richard |author-link=Richard Brody |date=2023-03-23 |title=Hong Sangsoo's "Walk Up" Signals a Break from Routine |url=https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-front-row/hong-sangsoos-walk-up-signals-a-break-from-routine |access-date=2023-04-25 |magazine=The New Yorker |language=en-US}}
The film is distributed internationally by Finecut and in North America by Cinema Guild.{{Cite web |last=Brzeski |first=Patrick |date=2022-08-09 |title=Cinema Guild Takes North American Rights to Hong Sang-soo's 'Walk Up' |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/cinema-guild-hong-sang-soos-walk-up-1235195259/ |access-date=2022-09-29 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}
Reception
= Critical response =
Walk Up has received positive reviews from critics, holding a 97% positive rating on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes based on 29 critics, with an average score of 8 out of 10,{{Cite web |title=Walk Up |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/walk_up |access-date=2023-08-28 |website=Rotten Tomatoes}} and a score of 86 on Metacritic, based on nine reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".{{Cite web |title=Walk Up |url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/walk-up |access-date=2022-10-04 |website=Metacritic}} Critics praised the film for being reflective{{Cite web |date=2022-10-02 |title='Walk Up' Review: Hong Sangsoo Delivers A Delicate Portrait Of Age & Artistic Pursuit [NYFF] |url=https://theplaylist.net/walk-up-review-hong-sangsoo-delivers-a-delicate-portrait-of-age-artistic-pursuit-nyff-20221002/ |access-date=2022-10-04 |website=The Playlist}} and complex,{{Cite web |last=Garcia |first=Lawrence |date=2022-10-01 |title=Walk Up — Hong Sang-soo [NYFF '22 Review] |url=https://inreviewonline.com/2022/10/01/walk-up/ |access-date=2022-10-04 |website=In Review Online |language=en-US}} and noted strengths in its acting,{{Cite web |last=Vestby |first=Ethan |date=2022-09-18 |title=TIFF Review: Hong Sangsoo's Walk Up is Relaxing in its Languid Rhythms |url=https://thefilmstage.com/tiff-review-hong-sangsoos-walk-up-is-relaxing-in-its-languid-rhythms/ |access-date=2022-09-30 |website=The Film Stage |language=en-US}} music, and tone.
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References
{{Hong Sang-soo}}