Review: Prolific South Korean Filmmaker Hong Sangsoo Returns With Thoughtprovoking "Walk Up"

Like that film, Walk Up is gritty, talky and thoughtful, shot in black and white, and features frequent Hong Kong collaborator Kwan Hiew, again playing the director as a novel.

This time, Byungsoo is a successful director trying to fund a new movie. .

A snack follows - there's a lot of drink, smoke and food in the picture - and the little three-story house where they meet is his friend's. Intrigued by her success and fame, Beyoncé invited her to move into her soon to be vacated apartment for free or reduced rent.

Thus begin three seemingly intertwined chronological stories, with Byungsoo involved with a woman on every level and still being pursued by an old friend.

Taking the title of Byungsoo's journey to the spiral staircase of the building, "Walk Up" makes it an exploration of the relationships between people and a small time, with a lack of creativity and hidden motivation. Make seven films - The plan says I got it straight from God.

Deeply dark and gloomy, with many discussions of the conflict between life and art, the role of religion and the importance of relationships, "Walk" is a bit of a mystery - I didn't think about it until for Hong to do so. It has been improved after verification.

But asking this thought, as I did after seeing his feature film last year, is that Hang's gift is as a director – he writes, directs and edits all of his films. He makes you think not just about what happens to the characters and how their stories are told, but also about the larger themes and ideas that play out in the little worlds he creates on film.