Character Relationship Map: Élisa

Characters

• Marie (played by Vanessa Paradis) — protagonist

  Teenage girl living a life of crime on the streets of Paris. She decides to find her absent father for revenge but ultimately forgives him after discovering a love letter he wrote to her mother.

• Jacques 'Lébovitch', Marie's father (played by Gérard Depardieu) — protagonist

  Marie's absent father who left her mother because she prostituted herself to support the family. He wrote a love letter to her mother, which Marie finds and reads before forgiving him.

• Solange, Marie's friend (played by Clotilde Courau) — supporting
• Ahmed, Marie's friend (played by Sekkou Sall) — supporting
• Kevin (played by Olivier Saladin) — supporting
• Elisa, Marie's mother (played by Florence Thomassin) — supporting

  Marie's mother who suffered from poverty and abandonment. She prostituted herself to support the family, attempted to kill Marie when she was very young, and later committed suicide.

• Owner of Bar des Pêcheurs (played by Bernard Lincot) — minor
• Customer in Bar des Pêcheurs (played by Eugene Riguidel) — minor
• Samuel's Lover (played by Teco Celio) — minor
• P.M.U. Owner (played by Philippe Duquesne) — minor
• DS driver (played by Werner Schreyer) — supporting
• Entrepreneur (played by Bernard Verley) — minor
• Grandfather (played by André Julien) — minor
• Taxi Passenger (played by José Garcia) — minor
• Grandmother (played by Reine Bartève) — minor
• Claude Chapelier (played by Gérard Chaillou) — minor
• P.M.U. Owner (played by Dodine Herry-Grimaldi) — minor
• Samuel (played by Michel Bouquet) — supporting
• Gitanes Smoker (played by Philippe Léotard) — supporting
• Marina (played by Catherine Rouvel) — supporting

Story Analysis

A teenage girl's journey from vengeance to forgiveness after uncovering her parents' tragic past.

Plot Progression

1. Shadows of Paris
2. The Vengeance Quest
3. Confrontation and Revelation
4. Forgiveness and Release