On September 24, a press convention for the movie A Regular Household was held in Yongsan, Seoul. Director Hur Jin Ho, together with Sul Kyung Gu, Jang Dong Gun, Kim Hee Ae, and Kim Soo Hyun (aka Claudia Kim), attended the occasion.
A Regular Household tells the story of two households, holding differing beliefs, whose lives are upended after they arrive to know of their kids’s crimes recorded in CCTV footage.
Sul Kyung Gu performs Jae Wan, a chilly and rational lawyer who prioritizes materials needs. The actor revealed behind-the-scenes tales about filming the film’s three dinner scenes. He started by saying, “I thought-about these scenes to be a very powerful,” and humorously added, “The director mentioned we shot them eight instances, however for those who depend every minimize, it felt like 100 takes.” Laughing, he confessed, “It simply by no means ended.”
He then defined the main focus of the scenes, saying, “From a distance, the dinner scenes would possibly look cozy, however because the digicam will get nearer to the desk, we aimed to precise the delicate cracks and emotions of discomfort that come up.”
Jang Dong Gun performs Jae Kyu, a pediatrician who strives to uphold his ideas. He additionally shared his ideas on the meal scenes, saying, “Throughout filming, the actors had the toughest time filming these scenes. There weren’t any bodily demanding scenes, however we needed to categorical the completely different views and psychologies of the 4 characters,” including, “We could not present an excessive amount of, and when one individual expressed one thing, the opposite needed to reply. The relationships between the 4 characters had been so intricately intertwined that it took quite a lot of effort to rigorously fine-tune every part for the scenes.”
Claudia Kim performed Ji Soo, the epitome of a cool and self-disciplined lady. Reflecting on working along with her senior actors, she mentioned, “I struggled essentially the most with determining the best way to break by the stress and ship my traces. It was a scene the place so many feelings had been swirling, and it took a very long time to shoot.”
Concerning the conflict of nerves her character engages in with Kim Hee Ae’s character, she defined, “It wasn’t simple due to her robust presence. The best way I envisioned Ji Soo was as a younger mom who, being considerably timid, tries to enchantment to the extra mature mom Yeon Kyung (Kim Hee Ae). In the long run, Ji Soo makes an attempt to face her floor and categorical her beliefs.”
Director Hur Jin Ho additionally spoke concerning the choice to adapt “The Dinner”, a novel by fashionable Dutch creator Herman Koch, into a movie. He defined that after receiving the script, he learn the novel and mirrored, “The movies that had been already made had been glorious, so I questioned if I might do it properly.” “However as a father or mother myself, I might relate to the query of how mother and father would act in such a scenario. I felt there was a narrative to inform throughout the framework of Korean society, so I mustered up the braveness to tackle the mission.”
He additionally defined why he selected the title A Regular Household as an alternative of the unique title. Hur mentioned, “When watching the film, viewers would possibly query whether or not this actually is an ‘bizarre household.’ However I felt the story might replicate an expertise that anybody might undergo, which is why I favored the title. There’s additionally an ironic and paradoxical side to it, which makes you consider the film once more after watching it.”
Regardless of being a suspenseful movie, A Regular Household comprises sudden moments of humor. Director Hur commented on this by saying, “It feels a bit like an absurdist play, which I believe led to some humor. Audiences abroad laughed rather a lot too.”
A Regular Household is coming to theaters on October 9.