![]() In ‘Adore’ (known as ‘Adoration’ in Australia), director Anne Fontaine explores dangerously risqué themes in a story about forbidden love. An enraged Geum-ok lashes out against the only person she can discard easily, Eva. After Yoon’s and Eva’s affair becomes known to the public, the family’s reputation is completely shattered. The most prevalent theme in the movie is the moral degradation caused by wealth. Yoon only married Geum-ok to further his own ambitions. The business originally belonged to Geum-ok’s father. ![]() ![]() ![]() The police apprehend their son Yoon Chul (On Joo-wan) for aiding an American commit financial fraud. After discovering that her husband, Chairman Yoon (Baek Yoon-sik), is involved in an affair with their Filipina maid, Eva, she starts having sex with Yoon’s private secretary Joo Young-jak (Kim Kang-woo). The matriarch, Baek Geum-ok (Youn Yuh-jung), is ruthless and vindictive. Imbued with the soap-operatic sensationalism of a typical Korean drama, ‘The Taste of Money’ is an erotic thriller about a wealthy family and their moral bankruptcy, which leads them to eventual ruination.
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