Character Relationship Map: Bernie

Characters

• Marion (played by Claude Perron) — protagonist
• Donald Willis (played by Roland Blanche) — supporting
• Bernie Noël (played by Albert Dupontel) — supporting

  Protagonist. A 29-year-old neurotic orphan raised in a Paris suburb orphanage. He leaves to search for his biological parents, embarks on wild adventures, and eventually finds and saves them from a se...

• Ramonda (played by Roland Bertin) — supporting
• la grand-mère (played by Catherine Samie) — supporting
• la mère (played by Hélène Vincent) — supporting

  Bernie's biological mother. He eventually tracks her down after leaving the orphanage.

• Me Clermont (played by Alain Libolt) — supporting
• Marie-Solange Clermont (played by Emmanuelle Bougerol) — supporting
• l'agent immobilier (played by Antoinette Moya) — supporting
• le député Vallois (played by Philippe Uchan) — supporting
• le vendeur vidéo (played by Éric Elmosnino) — supporting
• Le commissaire (played by Nicolas Marié) — minor
• Directeur de l'orphelinat (played by Yves Pignot) — minor
• Bernie, le gardien (played by Paul Le Person) — minor
• le travesti (played by Michel Vuillermoz) — minor
• Edouard Clermont (played by Pascal Ternisien) — minor
• Dealer (played by Loïc Houdré) — minor

Story Analysis

A neurotic orphan leaves his sheltered life to find his parents, only to unleash chaos through paranoid beliefs and maladjusted actions.

Plot Progression

1. Orphanage Roots & Departure
2. Paris Nights & The Search
3. Conspiracy & Family Reunion
4. Mayhem & Dramatic End