Anyone who cleans other people’s apartments gets an intimate glimpse into their lives. A conversation with Romy Schneider, cleaner in Munich – about cleaning, the greed of the rich and the question of where the real dirt is.
Interview by
Christian Mayer
A Turkish restaurant in Munich’s Westend. Romy Schneider, 54, has had a hard day at work and the customer’s apartment, which she has just cleaned, is within walking distance. She orders a lentil soup and talks about her job as a freelance cleaner, about lonely, demanding and messy customers. A conversation about the fascination of cleanliness and the happiness of cleaning.