The Taste of Money was invited by Cannes this year, the first invitation to Sang-soo IM was The Housemaid. The Cannes must have expected more developed one. My
impression is that it could not go more than the Housemaid. I think critics thought the same way. There are too many unnecessary fresh exposures to describe their decadence.
Eun-yi worked in the wealthy family and killed herself in the Housemaidi this time Young-jak, a secretary, went through the same abnormal and eccentric family.
The film shows a mountain of money in the introduction. It overwhelms the common audience. It is as if the director will show the taste of money we never tried it before. Is it going to be sweet or bitter? A suitcase packed with money hands over a government official to cover up his son's financial crime, illegal inheritance.
They have a conversation on business, economy, government etc. Money is the main topic. YOON's hand goes inside the skirt of a housemaid.
Inside the huge mansion, BACK notices her husband YOON has a sex with the housemaid. She has a secret CCTV system, which implies she is a de facto ruler in the house.
BAEK warns the housemaid, Eva. She can accept her husband's affairs but not in her kingdom.
BACK almost rapes YOON's secretary, Young-jak JOO. He feels humiliation which cannot erase through bath and lemon. YOON's daughter, Na-mi and Young-jak have good emotion, but the sex makes him distant.
YOON decides to leave for the Philippines with Eva saying, "I will put on a diaper soon let me go." However BACK doesn't, she kills Eva. YOON follows her killing himself in the bath.
Young-jak quits, and he and Na-mi fly to the Eva's family with the Eva's coffin.
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