Character Relationship Map: Livid

Characters

• Lucie (played by Chloé Coulloud) — protagonist

  Lucie is a young woman beginning practical training as an at-home nurse under Wilson. After learning of a rumored treasure, she joins William and Ben in entering the mansion. She resists Anna's attemp...

• William (played by Félix Moati) — protagonist

  William is Lucie's boyfriend and joins her and his brother Ben in searching the mansion for its rumored treasure on Halloween. After Ben becomes a vampire and attacks him, William stabs Ben with sciss...

• Ben (played by Jérémy Kapone) — supporting

  Ben is William's brother and accompanies William and Lucie into the mansion to search for the rumored treasure. He becomes separated from them, is killed by the veiled ballerinas, and later returns as...

• Wilson (played by Catherine Jacob) — supporting

  Wilson is an older nurse who trains Lucie and accompanies her on visits to the mansion. She helps maintain control of the situation, later sedates Lucie, and watches while Jessel performs the ritual i...

• Jessel (played by Marie-Claude Pietragalla) — supporting

  Jessel is a former prominent ballet teacher who is bedridden in a coma-like condition and is rumored to possess hidden treasure. She is revealed to be a vampire, orchestrates the soul-exchange ritual...

• Anna (played by Chloé Marcq) — supporting

  Anna is Jessel's mute daughter, preserved in a ballerina outfit and initially mistaken for a corpse. She is a vampire who tries to drink Lucie's blood, becomes involved in Jessel's soul-exchange ritua...

• Lucie's Mother (played by Béatrice Dalle) — supporting

Canonical Relationships

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

• Lucie's Mother → Lucie (mother)
• Wilson → Jessel (Professional Caregiver And Patient) — Wilson is involved in Jessel's home care.

  Wilson brings the trainee to Jessel's remote mansion and is found at Jessel's bedside while Jessel lies bedridden in a coma.

• Jessel → Anna (Family Mother) — Jessel and Anna are mother and daughter.

  The plot identifies Anna as Jessel's daughter and later describes Jessel as Anna's mother.

• William → Ben (Family Brothers) — William and Ben are siblings who participate in the treasure search.

  The plot explicitly identifies Ben as William's brother when they decide to search the mansion together.

Story Dynamics

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

• Jessel → William (Conflict Killer And Victim) — Jessel becomes the direct cause of William's death.

  Jessel attacks William after he stabs the vampiric Ben and kills him.

• Wilson → Anna (Conflict Antagonist) — Wilson directly threatens Anna during the ritual's aftermath.

  Wilson attempts to punish Anna after Jessel orders her to dance, but Anna stabs Wilson with scissors.

Story Analysis

A nighttime treasure search becomes a supernatural struggle against a vampiric family and a ritual of stolen identities.

Plot Progression

1. The Mansion Patient — Wilson introduces the trainee to Jessel, a bedridden former ballet teacher living in an isolated mansion. A rumor about hidden gold and jewels motivates William and Ben to enter the property.
2. The Locked Ballerina — William and Ben enter through a basement window and discover a locked room filled with stuffed animals. A key activates a ballerina-like figure, after which the mansion seals their escape route.
3. Blood Behind the Dance — The intruders become separated, and Ben is killed by veiled ballerinas. A flashback reveals the violent history of Jessel and Anna and exposes their vampiric nature.
4. The Soul Exchange — Ben attacks William after becoming a vampire, and Jessel kills William. Wilson then helps Jessel sedate the trainee and conduct a ritual intended to exchange two souls.
5. Escape Into the Sky — The ritual fails to secure Jessel's control. Anna attacks Wilson, joins the trainee against Jessel, and escapes the mansion before one transformed girl flies over the sea.