Character Relationship Map: Paz!

Characters

• Pentothal (played by Claudio Santamaria) — protagonist

  Pentothal is a restless student at the center of the film’s disorderly world of smoking, intoxication, political talk, and avoidance. When a woman ends their relationship, he responds defensively, red...

• Enrico Fiabeschi (played by Max Mazzotta) — supporting

  Enrico Fiabeschi is an improvisational, irresponsible young man who struggles with practical obligations while trying to arrange a meeting with Mirella. During an oral examination, he admits that work...

• Lucilla (played by Fabrizia Sacchi) — supporting

  Lucilla is connected to the young group through a seemingly ordinary but disruptive incident: she leaves her purse behind. Its disappearance becomes the focus of a frantic search and leads Enrico and...

• Mirella (played by Vittoria Puccini) — supporting

  Mirella is someone Enrico actively tries to meet amid his confusion and practical difficulties. The planned encounter shows that she is part of his personal and romantic orbit, while Enrico’s repeated...

• Anna (played by Barbara Bonanni) — minor

  Anna is associated with the house whose bedroom becomes the target of an improvised search. Enrico and his friends plan to enter through the backyard and look for Lucilla’s missing purse there. Althou...

Story Dynamics

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

• Enrico Fiabeschi → Anna (Conflict Trespasser And Target) — Enrico is part of a risky intrusion directed at Anna's property.

  Enrico is drawn into a plan to enter Anna's house through the backyard and search the bedroom for Lucilla's purse.

• Lucilla → Anna (Conflict Object Dispute) — Anna's house becomes the location of an unresolved dispute over Lucilla's purse.

  Lucilla leaves her purse behind, and the group plans to enter Anna's house and search the bedroom to recover it.

• Enrico Fiabeschi → Lucilla (Alliance Helper) — Enrico participates in the improvised effort to help Lucilla retrieve her purse.

  Enrico and his friends become involved in a plan to recover Lucilla's purse.

• Enrico Fiabeschi → Mirella (Social Acquaintance) — Their connection is shown through Enrico's attempt to organize a meeting.

  Enrico struggles with practical responsibilities and tries to arrange a meeting with Mirella.

• Pentothal → Enrico Fiabeschi (Social Fellow Participant) — They belong to the same broader circle of politically restless young people.

  The plot places Pentothal and Enrico within the same restless world of students, smokers, political talk, and improvised philosophical performances.

Story Analysis

A group of politically restless young people evade ordinary responsibility through arguments, desire, theatrical improvisation, and comic disorder.

Plot Progression

1. The Breakup Below — Pentothal inhabits a smoky, restless student world before confronting a woman who ends their relationship. His defensive attempt to trivialize the breakup leaves him unsettled.
2. Philosophy Without Preparation — The young people turn school, sex, politics, and smoking into confused philosophical performances. Enrico's examination exposes his lack of preparation but also his theatrical confidence.
3. Projects And Empty Roads — Collective slogans and arguments about revolution lead into practical absurdity when Lucilla loses her purse. A flat tire leaves Enrico and his friends isolated in an apparently empty landscape.
4. Dangerous Improvisations — Enrico rejects routine and embraces a boastful vision of dangerous living. His encounter with Marilisa adds another improvised escape from ordinary responsibilities.
5. The Purse Mission — Enrico joins the attempt to recover Lucilla's purse from Anna's house. The available story ends as a backyard entry and bedroom search are being arranged.