Character Relationship Map: A Flat for Three

Characters

• Ulisse Diamanti (played by Carlo Verdone) — protagonist

  One of the three main protagonists who rents the apartment to survive financially. He supports his wife and daughter by selling recordings of important foreign singers.

• Fulvio Brignola (played by Pierfrancesco Favino) — protagonist

  One of the three main protagonists struggling with financial instability. He works as a journalist covering celebrity scandals instead of pursuing serious literary criticism.

• Domenico Segato (played by Marco Giallini) — supporting

  One of the three main protagonists who takes a desperate and unconventional job to support his family, involving intimate encounters with elderly pensioners.

• Gloria (played by Micaela Ramazzotti) — supporting

  Ulisse's wife, who navigates domestic life and financial constraints alongside her husband.

• Lorenza, ex moglie di Fulvio (played by Nicoletta Romanoff) — supporting
• Agnese Diamanti, la figlia di Ulisse (played by Maria Luisa De Crescenzo) — supporting

  Ulisse's young daughter, whose needs and upbringing are a primary motivation for Ulisse's financial efforts.

Canonical Relationships

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

• Ulisse Diamanti → Agnese Diamanti, la figlia di Ulisse (Family Father And Daughter) — Ulisse's efforts to address his financial difficulties are connected to supporting his daughter.

  Agnese's profile identifies her as Ulisse's young daughter and says her needs and upbringing are a primary motivation for his financial efforts.

• Ulisse Diamanti → Gloria (Family Husband And Wife) — Their marriage remains part of Ulisse's personal life; Gloria's invitation brings him and his roommates into a social gathering.

  The plot says Ulisse reconnects with Gloria, and his character profile identifies Gloria as his wife. Gloria invites him and his roommates to a birthd...

• Fulvio Brignola → Lorenza, ex moglie di Fulvio (Family Former Spouses) — Their separation is part of Fulvio's personal setbacks, though the plot reference provides no further interaction between them.

  The plot says Fulvio has been through a painful separation, and the character list identifies Lorenza as his ex-wife.

Story Dynamics

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

• Fulvio Brignola → Domenico Segato (Social Roommates) — They share a home and the pressures of financial hardship, including Domenico's proposal to take a wealthy client's jewels.

  Fulvio and Domenico are both looking for a flat and decide with Ulisse to live together. The three men share meals and conversations and sometimes cla...

• Ulisse Diamanti → Domenico Segato (Social Roommates) — Their shared housing brings them into close contact as they navigate financial stress and Domenico's proposal to take jewels.

  Ulisse meets Domenico while the men are looking for a flat, and they decide to share the apartment. They discuss their problems over meals and late-ni...

• Ulisse Diamanti → Fulvio Brignola (Social Roommates) — They share a home because of financial difficulties and gradually become more familiar through everyday conversations and disagreements.

  Ulisse meets Fulvio while both are looking for a flat, and they decide to view the same place and become roommates. They share meals and late-night co...

Story Analysis

Three financially troubled men share a flat, reveal their personal setbacks, and face an unresolved proposal that tests their uneasy living arrangement.

Plot Progression

1. A Place to Share — Ulisse faces the loss of his temporary accommodation and problems at his record shop. He meets Fulvio and Domenico, and the three decide to share a flat.
2. Three Histories of Setback — Over meals and late-night conversations, the roommates explain the professional and personal losses that brought them to this point. Their exchanges mix familiarity with teasing and friction.
3. A Desperate Proposal — The roommates' financial worries intensify, and Domenico suggests taking jewels from a wealthy client. Ulisse and Fulvio are alarmed by the idea.
4. A Dinner and an Awkward Visit — Gloria invites Ulisse and his roommates to a birthday dinner, offering social relief without resolving their troubles. Domenico's house visit instead leads to confusion and an awkward confrontation.
5. Unresolved Pressures — Domenico watches his son Francesco present on civic responsibility and education. The available scenes end with the roommates still financially strained and the jewel proposal unresolved.