This movie is a perfect example of how lust really cannot be compared to true love, which begins with yourself. All three characters were determined to have it all from their prospective. The woman wanted the money and to use her lover for sexual gratification, the husband wanted the power over his wife, to take the place of her not able to love him, and the lover wanted to manipulate her and controll her soul. Of course nobody wins, because the web of deceit carries the ultimate consequence, karma and self destruction.