Character Relationship Map: Chouans !

Characters

• Savinien de Kerfadec (played by Philippe Noiret) — protagonist

  Savinien de Kerfadec is the count who adopts Céline and Tarquin and raises them alongside his natural son, Aurèle. His family structure links the two rival men to Céline, whose romantic choice unfolds...

• Tarquin (played by Lambert Wilson) — supporting

  Tarquin is an adopted son of the count and was raised alongside Céline and Aurèle. He supports the First French Republic and defends its new political system, placing him on the opposite side of the c...

• Céline (played by Sophie Marceau) — supporting

  Céline is the young woman adopted by the count and raised with Tarquin and Aurèle. As both men fall in love with her, she must choose between them while they take opposing sides in the French Revoluti...

• Baron de Tiffauges (played by Jean-Pierre Cassel) — supporting
• Aurèle (played by Stéphane Freiss) — supporting

  Aurèle is the count's natural son and was raised alongside Céline and Tarquin. He supports Royalism, putting him in direct political opposition to Tarquin, who defends the First French Republic. Both...

• Olympe de Saint-Gildas (played by Charlotte de Turckheim) — supporting

Canonical Relationships

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

• Tarquin → Céline (Romantic Interest)

  Céline's profile states that both Tarquin and Aurèle fall in love with her, and that she must choose between them.

• Savinien de Kerfadec → Céline (Family Adoptive Father And Daughter)

  Céline's character profile identifies her as a young woman adopted by the count and raised in his household.

• Aurèle → Céline (Family Twin Siblings)

  The plot says the household welcomes the twins Aurèle and Céline. Their character profiles also describe them as raised together.

• Savinien de Kerfadec → Tarquin (Family Adoptive Father And Son)

  The character profile describes Tarquin as Savinien's adopted son, raised in the household. The plot shows Savinien explaining conscription to Tarquin...

• Savinien de Kerfadec → Aurèle (Family Father And Son)

  The character profile identifies Aurèle as Savinien's natural son, and the plot describes Savinien welcoming and naming the newborn twins.

Story Dynamics

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

• Olympe de Saint-Gildas → Savinien de Kerfadec (Alliance Seeks Shelter In His Household)

  The plot states that Olympe seeks shelter and brings people into the household, drawing the family into the conflict.

• Baron de Tiffauges → Savinien de Kerfadec (Conflict Drawn Into The Household)

  The plot says the returning Baron de Tiffauges brings émigrés and weapons, while Olympe brings people seeking shelter into Savinien's household, drawi...

• Aurèle → Tarquin (Conflict Political Rivals And Romantic Rivals)

  Their profiles place Aurèle on the Royalist side and Tarquin in support of the First French Republic. They also both love Céline, according to her pro...

Story Analysis

A household bound by family and romance is pulled into revolutionary conflict, where political loyalties and private fears remain unresolved.

Plot Progression

1. Birth and Household Bonds
2. The Republic Calls to Arms
3. Shelter Amid Rising Unrest
4. Signals and Gunfire
5. A Private Unease