Character Relationship Map: De-Lovely

Characters

• Cole Porter (played by Kevin Kline) — protagonist
• Linda Porter (played by Ashley Judd) — protagonist
• Gerald Murphy (played by Kevin McNally) — supporting
• Sarah Murphy (played by Sandra Nelson) — supporting
• Monty Woolley (played by Allan Corduner) — supporting
• Louis B. Mayer (played by Peter Polycarpou) — supporting
• Irving Berlin (played by Keith Allen) — supporting
• Edward Thomas (played by James Wilby) — supporting
• Bobby Reed (played by Kevin McKidd) — supporting

Canonical Relationships

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

• Cole Porter → Bobby Reed (Romantic Interest)
• Cole Porter → Edward Thomas (Family Member)
• Cole Porter → Louis B. Mayer (Professional Contact)
• Cole Porter → Linda Porter (Family Spouse)

Story Dynamics

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

• Cole Porter → Irving Berlin (Conflict Rival)
• Cole Porter → Sarah Murphy (Social Friend)
• Cole Porter → Gerald Murphy (Social Friend)
• Cole Porter → Monty Woolley (Social Friend)

Story Analysis

A composer’s life is remembered through love, artistic success, marital strain, loss, and the end of creative expression.

Plot Progression

1. A Life Recalled in Music
2. Grief Beneath the Applause
3. Exposure and Separation
4. Loss and Final Silence