THE CHAMBERMAID

Foreign Film Series ~ The Chambermaid

Wednesday, September 2, 2015 - 7:00pm to 9:00pm
  • Chief Theater, 813 Lincoln Ave.

The library's free foreign film series continues with an award-winning film from Germany directed by Ingo Haeb, screening at the Chief Theater.

"Rarely has fetishism been portrayed with such intense, empathetic attention to detail." – Variety
"Brilliant. An intimate character piece that's all about the details." – The Hollywood Reporter

Lynn is the most thorough chambermaid at the hotel where she works, leaving no shelf undusted, no sheet untucked. Fascinated by the lives of the guests she cleans up after and crippled by her own shyness, she rummages through their belongings and even hides under their beds, vicariously experiencing their conversations, meals and discreet interludes. When she finds herself present during a guest's S&M session with the call girl Chiara, Lynn can't help but let her curiosity get the better of her, clandestinely noting Chiara's phone number when the coast is clear. Bold and unrestrained, Chiara soon draws Lynn out of her shell, opening her up to a new intimacy Lynn had previously only experienced as an intrepid voyeur.

In German with English subtitles.
Run time: 90 min.
The free screening includes an award-wining short & a cash bar.