Introduction to Clare Kelly - the estranged flatmate of Michael King. She is a woman without music. Silence and estrangement are the ingredients of her world. She is the complete opposite of Michael and holds the seat of power as the lead-tenant. This is the special world of Clare Kelly where the house is her kingdom and the sofa is her throne. All she needs now are subjects to have authority over.
Michael enters the room, greets her, but only silence comes back at him. This is his first test of character. He asks her how her day was, and she replies with her only line in the film: I got the sack. A close-up shot shows Michael reacting to this. He has had the experience of being sacked from a job, and is a potential mentor who could teach her a few things about rising above unemployment. Instead, he decides to go into the kitchen and make a cup of tea.
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