A highy stylised German movie that invites the audience to fill in he gaps in the story. The opening scenes give us various insights into Lynn's life and character. We soon know that she goes to a therapy session every Monday, has impersonal sex with her boss on a Wednesday, and phones her mother at the same time each Sunday. On the surface she is colourless and self effacing, but underneath the structured life she has more complex needs.
Lynn is obsessive about cleaning, which proves a plus in her job as a hotel chambermaid. But she also has obsessions with the hotel guests, sniffing their belongings, trying on their clothes and even hiding under beds to observe them.
One day her voyeurism leads her to watch a professional dominatrix ply her trade. Intrigued, Lynn notes her number and books a session. This leads to an unlikely relationship, initially sexual, but increasingly intimate and tender. Perhaps the nearest thing to love Lynn has experienced. It cannot last, but may have provided Lynn with some of the self confidence she has always lacked.
Moving through a world that feels one step removed from reality, is Lynn a victim of circumstances, or can she become the hero of her own story? Judge for yourself.
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