Character Relationship Map: Complexes

Characters

• Quirino Raganelli (played by Nino Manfredi) — protagonist

  Quirino Raganelli is a nervous Ultramarket employee who arrives anxiously for the group outing, worries about appearing foolish, and considers buying Gabriella a rose before proposing marriage. He bec...

• Prof. Gildo Beozi (played by Ugo Tognazzi) — supporting

  Prof. Gildo Beozi is a professor whose private life is shaken when he discovers that his wife once appeared in a film and granted unlimited rights to her image. He searches for answers at a strange fi...

• Alvaro Morandini (I) (played by Riccardo Garrone) — supporting

  Alvaro Morandini is Gabriella's partner in a strained relationship. He admits that Gabriella wants more from him, but insists that he will not leave his wife. His refusal creates the conflict that dra...

• Gabriella (I) (played by Ilaria Occhini) — supporting

  Gabriella is involved in a troubled relationship with Alvaro and hopes he will take their affair more seriously, although he refuses to leave his wife. She turns to Quirino for help in persuading him,...

• Erminia, la moglie di Beozi (II) (played by Claudie Lange) — supporting

  Erminia is Prof. Gildo Beozi's wife, whose previously hidden appearance in a film becomes the source of his distress. She had signed away unlimited rights to her image, allowing the footage to be reus...

Canonical Relationships

Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.

• Prof. Gildo Beozi → Erminia, la moglie di Beozi (II) (Family Husband) — Their marriage is the basis of Gildo's shock when he discovers Erminia's hidden film appearance.

  The second story identifies Erminia as Prof. Gildo Beozi's wife.

• Gabriella (I) → Alvaro Morandini (I) (Romantic Lover) — They are involved in a conflicted relationship constrained by Alvaro's marriage.

  The luncheon centers on the troubled relationship between Gabriella and Alvaro. Alvaro admits that Gabriella wants more from him but says he will not...

• Quirino Raganelli → Gabriella (I) (Romantic Suitor) — Quirino appears romantically interested in Gabriella, although her attention is focused on Alvaro.

  Quirino considers buying Gabriella a rose and rehearses how he might ask her to marry him.

Story Dynamics

Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.

• Quirino Raganelli → Alvaro Morandini (I) (Alliance Intermediary) — Quirino is drawn into Gabriella's attempt to influence Alvaro.

  Gabriella hopes Quirino can persuade Alvaro to take their relationship seriously, leaving Quirino caught between them.

Story Analysis

Three comic stories expose insecurity, vanity, social embarrassment, and fear of arbitrary public judgment.

Plot Progression

1. Anxious Ultramarket Outing — Quirino arrives nervously and imagines a proposal to Gabriella. The employees' cheerful outing becomes uneasy through jokes about accidents and bad luck.
2. The Unsettled Love Triangle — At the luncheon, Gabriella and Alvaro expose the limits of their relationship. Quirino is asked to persuade Alvaro while remaining trapped between them.
3. Beozi's Hidden Humiliation — A letter and payment reveal Erminia's secret film appearance and unlimited image rights. Gildo searches for answers at a bizarre film party.
4. Public Scandal And Correction — The police raid transforms Gildo's private embarrassment into a public spectacle. Newspapers sensationalize the story before a clarification separates him from a similarly named engineer.
5. The Arbitrary Television Test — Applicants endure auditions, camera tests, and a written examination. Despite praise for six contestants, officials privately consider eliminating one, leaving the selection unresolved.