Annie arrives at a wealthy country house to work as a maid. Used to the grinding labour of servitude, she is startled to find herself drawn into a world where dreams and desires are possible. Isabelle, Annie's mistress, desperately wants to become a great photographer but is thwarted by her sex and society's expectations. Using her servants as models, she creates a series of portraits of women that echo the Romantic tradition: Guinevere, Sappho, the Virgin Mary. Physically distanced from her husband Eldon, Isabelle finds herself drawn into forbidden territory with Annie.
