The Taste of Money
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Profile
- Movie: The Taste of Money (International English title)
- Revised romanization: Donui Mat
- Hangul: 돈의 맛
- Director: Im Sang-Soo
- Writer: Im Sang-Soo
- Producer: Lee Nam-Hee, Seo Jung-Hoon
- Cinematographer: Kim Woo-Hyung
- Release Date: May 17, 2012
- Runtime: 115 min.
- Language: Korean
- Country: South Korea
Plot
"The Taste of Money" deals with the world of the wealthiest of "Chaebul" families and their desires, love, hatred, sex and murder ...
Young-Jak (Kim Kang-Woo) has worked for CEO Yoon (Baek Yun-Shik) for the past 10 years. He graduated from a prestigious university, but beckons at the call of CEO Yoon everyday.
CEO Yoon is married to Baek Geum-Ok (Yoon Yeo-Jung), the daughter of the wealthiest man in Korea. They have a daughter Na-Mi (Kim Hyo-Jin) and a son Cheol (On Joo-Wan). Due to their extreme wealth, the family wields virtually unlimited power in Korea. Their daughter Na-Mi is the only person that disagrees with her family's actions.
Meanwhile, CEO Yoon did not marry Geum-Ok because of love, but rather because of her wealth. For virtually his entire life he has worked for Geum-Ok and her father. Throughout this time, CEO Yoon has felt humiliated. Now, CEO Yoon wants to leave Geum-Ok and her family. Yoon is in love with their Filipino housemaid Eva (Maui Taylor) and wants to spend the rest of his life with her. Geum-Ok has no doubt that she will have her husband back.
After CEO Yoon leaves, Young-Jak takes over his role in the family. He too soon becomes addicted to the taste of money ...
Notes
- Filming began on October 26, 2011 and finished on January 22, 2012. Shooting took place in South Korea and the Philippines.
- Connections between Im Sang-Soo's prior film "The Housemaid" and "The Taste of Money".
- Actress Yoon Yeo-Jung appears in both films, but her characters have different names.
- Kim Hyo-Jin plays Na-Mi in "The Taste of Money," which is the same name of the young daughter Na-Mi played by Ahn Seo-Hyun in "The Housemaid".
- References to the "The Housemaid" in the "The Taste of Money."
- Kim Hyo-Jin as Na-Mi tells her mother "... remember the maid that burned herself mother? We shouldn't treat people like that."
- In one scene in "The Taste of Money," the family's home theater system is shown playing the movie "The Housemaid."
Cast
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| Kim Kang-Woo | Baek Yun-Shik | Yoon Yeo-Jung |
| Joo Young-Jak | CEO Yoon | Baek Geum-Ok |
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| Kim Hyo-Jin | On Joo-Wan | Darcy Paquet |
| Yoon Na-Mi | Yoon Cheol | Robert |
Additional Cast Members:
- Maui Taylor - Eva
- Kwon Byeong-Kil - Geum-Ok's father
- Hwang Jung-Min - Secretary No
- Jung Won-Joong
- Kim Eung-Soo
- Uhm Da-Hye - naked woman
Trailers
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Film Festivals
- 2012 (65th) Cannes Film Festival - May 16 - May 27, 2012 - Competition *World Premiere
Helene Says:
Apr 12 2012 9:21 am
Wow, it seems that it's almost same with "The Housemaid"
Looking through the teaser, this film really shows the reality of "chaebol" life, but is there any film-censoring, maybe just a little bit?
Because it's so vulgar...
Anne-So Says:
Apr 07 2012 2:55 am
I agree for The Housemaid.... But I don't think YOon Yeo-Jung doesn't fit for this type of character.... perhap's because I've never seen her in another type of character, I'm not biased or something. She does it well imo.
lol now I understand why Hancinema insited for ppl to put their birthday to be able to watch the new teaser.
hmmmmm
Hwang Says:
Apr 04 2012 8:36 pm
It is a sequel, the young daughter of "하녀" and the grown up daughter of this movie are both named "나미"
TOK Says:
Mar 30 2012 1:59 am
The Housemaid Remake wasn't that good, esp, the unfair ending..it was too sudden!...but i hope this one is better, as its directed by the same Director, but i feel that Yoon Yeo-Jung doesn't suit in this type of serious movie because her voice isn't that deep or serious...
Ki Says:
Mar 28 2012 11:50 am
Just from watching the teaser trailer, the movie looks like a sequel to "The Housemaid" ...