Lady of the House - The Attic
Genre :
Dark Comedy / Erotic / Thriller
Director :
François Ozon
Writer :
Chad Taylor
Cast: Linda
Cardellini, Ezra Miller, Alfred Molina, Maia Mitchell
On the factory floor, Otto (Ezra Miller) goes about his daily routine. After his hard work, he is once again told by Mary (Maia Mitchell) that Frank (Alfred Molina) has his sights set on him and a promotion is not out of the question in the future. Mary is attracted to Otto but he maintains a sense of aloofness. After work, he goes to his small apartment, overcrowded apartment that he shares with a 6 other immigrants. He writes a letter to his sister in Europe, checking the clock constantly. Finally, when it hits 6pm, he darts out of the house.
After he is done working, Frank visits the local pub in a joyous mood - his true home away from home. Meanwhile, Otto arrives at a ritzy hotel and sticks out immediately. There, he goes to Room 432, where Polly (Linda Cardellini) is waiting for him, nude. So begins a montage of the couple having sex at several different hotel rooms over the course of months, inter-cut with shots of Frank joyously drinking at the local pub.
As they lay in bed, Otto tells Polly about what Mary had told him about his position at the factory. However, Polly challenges him and says he can’t be happy working at that factory. Is that really what he came to America for? Feeling a sense of trust with her, he says she is right and says that he actually dreams of being a pulp novelist but he is not a skilled enough writer. Polly tells him she has an idea.
Days later, Otto approaches Mary at the factory and strikes up a conversation. He eventually asks if she could help him with his English writing skills, as she is a secretary, after all. Given her crush on him, she is flustered at first and says she’s not sure. How will he come up with the extra money to pay for her services and what would her boss think about his secretary training his best worker to leave the factory. Otto assures her that money is not an issue and that Frank will never have to know. Mary reluctantly agrees.
We see a split screen montage of Mary helping Otto while Polly and Frank continuously argue. Otto pays Mary with money given to him by Polly. Over the course of this time, Mary and Otto grow closer but she tells him that they can’t be together as he is Jewish and she is Catholic. Otto holds her hand and tells her he’s sure she will find a good Catholic boy. Man. Catholic man. He thanks her for all of her help and says he is ready to turn his notice to Frank and pursue greener pastures. Mary’s palms start to sweat, worried that she’ll held responsible. Again, Otto takes her hands and cleans the sweat off, assuring her that Frank will understand.
Frank is irate in his office, chewing out Otto to shreds. He convinces himself that this is a plot from a rival factory to steal Otto. He tells Otto what he already knows - he sees big things in Otto and is willing to do whatever to keep him. Otto is able to negotiate both a higher pay and more lenient hours that allow him to leave earlier than others. Afterwards, Mary checks on Frank, who has her retrieve a drink to cool his anger.
That night in bed, Frank vents to his wife about his troubles today at work. Polly, turned to her side, smiles at the amount of stress this has caused him. He turns her over and kindly proposes sex, for once. As they do, the camera zooming on her stoic face, as she clearly is thinking deeply about something.
At work the next day, Otto receives a letter that tells him to skip the hotel and come straight to Polly’s home after work. Meanwhile, Mary is ready to date Otto despite her parents’ wishes and is planning to ask him out formally once he gets off. However, as soon as his shift ends, he darts out of the building, to her disappointment. At Polly's home, Polly asks him why he didn’t quit yesterday. He says that he believes in the American Dream and that he is ready to work his way up the ladder. Polly silently ruminates over this and then tells him that there is something she is ready for: them to fuck in her husband’s bed. Otto takes a nervous gulp.
After the sex, even Otto is hesitant to try it again. He is admittedly worried about the repercussions if Frank ever caught them. Would he kill him? He'd definitely kill him. Polly eases his nerves and says she has an idea: Otto should move into their attic. He has no friends and family in the states so who would look for him? He can read and write up there and Polly can cook him meals. And they can fuck whenever they want as long as Frank is not home. Otto is now very hesitant, especially given his new raise. She tells him he won’t ever have to show up to that job again. Instead of worrying about that hard laborious work, he can now focus on becoming a famous novelist. There is a prolonged silence before Polly gets out of bed and takes him by the hand. She leads him to the attic entrance and takes him up there as suspenseful music plays.
After he is done working, Frank visits the local pub in a joyous mood - his true home away from home. Meanwhile, Otto arrives at a ritzy hotel and sticks out immediately. There, he goes to Room 432, where Polly (Linda Cardellini) is waiting for him, nude. So begins a montage of the couple having sex at several different hotel rooms over the course of months, inter-cut with shots of Frank joyously drinking at the local pub.
As they lay in bed, Otto tells Polly about what Mary had told him about his position at the factory. However, Polly challenges him and says he can’t be happy working at that factory. Is that really what he came to America for? Feeling a sense of trust with her, he says she is right and says that he actually dreams of being a pulp novelist but he is not a skilled enough writer. Polly tells him she has an idea.
Days later, Otto approaches Mary at the factory and strikes up a conversation. He eventually asks if she could help him with his English writing skills, as she is a secretary, after all. Given her crush on him, she is flustered at first and says she’s not sure. How will he come up with the extra money to pay for her services and what would her boss think about his secretary training his best worker to leave the factory. Otto assures her that money is not an issue and that Frank will never have to know. Mary reluctantly agrees.
We see a split screen montage of Mary helping Otto while Polly and Frank continuously argue. Otto pays Mary with money given to him by Polly. Over the course of this time, Mary and Otto grow closer but she tells him that they can’t be together as he is Jewish and she is Catholic. Otto holds her hand and tells her he’s sure she will find a good Catholic boy. Man. Catholic man. He thanks her for all of her help and says he is ready to turn his notice to Frank and pursue greener pastures. Mary’s palms start to sweat, worried that she’ll held responsible. Again, Otto takes her hands and cleans the sweat off, assuring her that Frank will understand.
Frank is irate in his office, chewing out Otto to shreds. He convinces himself that this is a plot from a rival factory to steal Otto. He tells Otto what he already knows - he sees big things in Otto and is willing to do whatever to keep him. Otto is able to negotiate both a higher pay and more lenient hours that allow him to leave earlier than others. Afterwards, Mary checks on Frank, who has her retrieve a drink to cool his anger.
That night in bed, Frank vents to his wife about his troubles today at work. Polly, turned to her side, smiles at the amount of stress this has caused him. He turns her over and kindly proposes sex, for once. As they do, the camera zooming on her stoic face, as she clearly is thinking deeply about something.
At work the next day, Otto receives a letter that tells him to skip the hotel and come straight to Polly’s home after work. Meanwhile, Mary is ready to date Otto despite her parents’ wishes and is planning to ask him out formally once he gets off. However, as soon as his shift ends, he darts out of the building, to her disappointment. At Polly's home, Polly asks him why he didn’t quit yesterday. He says that he believes in the American Dream and that he is ready to work his way up the ladder. Polly silently ruminates over this and then tells him that there is something she is ready for: them to fuck in her husband’s bed. Otto takes a nervous gulp.
After the sex, even Otto is hesitant to try it again. He is admittedly worried about the repercussions if Frank ever caught them. Would he kill him? He'd definitely kill him. Polly eases his nerves and says she has an idea: Otto should move into their attic. He has no friends and family in the states so who would look for him? He can read and write up there and Polly can cook him meals. And they can fuck whenever they want as long as Frank is not home. Otto is now very hesitant, especially given his new raise. She tells him he won’t ever have to show up to that job again. Instead of worrying about that hard laborious work, he can now focus on becoming a famous novelist. There is a prolonged silence before Polly gets out of bed and takes him by the hand. She leads him to the attic entrance and takes him up there as suspenseful music plays.
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