The Girl and the Spider

Henriette Confurius

The time has finally come: LISA is moving into her first apartment on her own. For years she has lived in a flat share with MARA and MARKUS, her move now means the end of an era. While Lisa is looking forward to the change, for Mara it triggers a roller coaster of emotions.The day before moving day, boxes are being packed, clothes sorted and the first pieces of furniture go into Lisa's new apartment. Lisa's mother ASTRID is there to help too. Amid all the hustle and bustle, longings, secret desires and tensions come to the surface. As is the case with Lisa and her mother, who flirts with the removal man JUREK. A strange dynamic also emerges between Jurek's helper JAN and Mara. And then, KAREN, the new neighbour turns up. Lisa gets on with her straight away, but Mara is jealous of her.In the evening, Lisa organizes a leaving-do at her old apartment. Jan comes by too, but instead of getting closer to Mara, he ends up in bed with the neighbour KERSTIN, whose strange flatmate NORA is an eerie bystander throughout the night.After a feverish night, Lisa's moving day is upon them. Astrid again, lends them a hand, even though her strife with her daughter becomes increasingly tense. Meanwhile, Jan becomes a pawn in a merry-go-round of desire, in which MS. ARNOLD, who once kidnapped the neighbour's cat, and a young pharmaceutical assistant to whom Mara feels strangely attracted also make an appearance. And then there's also the mysterious chambermaid who years ago, used to live in Lisa's old room and is said to have taken off on a cruise ship. Surrounded by change, Mara's desire for connection emerges ever more strongly, turning the room into a whirring body of longing.