Character Relationship Map: Try Me

Characters

• Yves-Marie (played by Pierre-François Martin-Laval) — protagonist
• Yves-Marie's father (played by Pierre Richard) — supporting
• Firmin's mother (played by Marina Foïs) — supporting
• Vincent (played by Kad Merad) — supporting
• Jacqueline (played by Julie Depardieu) — supporting
• Jacqueline's father (played by Wladimir Yordanoff) — supporting
• Jacqueline's mother (played by Isabelle Nanty) — supporting
• Jacqueline's colleague (played by Valérie Bonneton) — supporting
• Yves-Marie child (played by Arnaud Marciszewer) — minor
• Firmin (played by Jules-Angelo Bigarnet) — minor

Canonical Relationships

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

• Jacqueline's mother → Jacqueline (mother)
• Jacqueline's father → Jacqueline (father)
• Firmin's mother → Firmin (mother)
• Yves-Marie's father → Yves-Marie (father)
• Jacqueline's colleague → Jacqueline (colleague)
• Yves-Marie → Jacqueline's mother (Family Prospective Son-in-Law) — His unexpected announcement draws Jacqueline's mother into an awkward family conversation about the proposed marriage.

  At a family gathering, Yves-Marie announces his intention to marry Jacqueline, surprising her parents, who had not been told about the plan.

• Yves-Marie → Jacqueline's father (Family Prospective Son-in-Law) — Yves-Marie's marriage announcement catches Jacqueline's father by surprise and makes the family's unresolved assumptions part of the reunion.

  At a family gathering, Yves-Marie announces that he intends to marry Jacqueline, surprising her parents, who had not been told about the plan.

• Jacqueline → Vincent (Romantic Current Partner) — Vincent's presence complicates Jacqueline's attempt to see whether her relationship with Yves-Marie can work.

  The reunion is complicated because Jacqueline has a life with Vincent, and the family conversation raises questions about her relationship with him.

• Yves-Marie child → Jacqueline (Romantic Childhood Sweethearts) — Their childhood conversation establishes the promise that shapes the adult Yves-Marie and Jacqueline's reunion.

  As children, Yves-Marie and Jacqueline talk beneath the stars, and she promises they can marry when he has gone into space.

• Yves-Marie → Jacqueline (Romantic Childhood Sweethearts) — Their childhood promise motivates Yves-Marie's return, but their adult attempt at reconciliation is strained and ends in an argument after Jacqueline says the wedding has been called off.

  As children, Yves-Marie asks Jacqueline to marry him, and she promises they can wed once he has gone into space. Years later, they reunite and agree t...

Story Dynamics

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

• Yves-Marie's father → Firmin's mother (Social Meet During Search) — They encounter each other while the adults are searching for the children.

  The children's escapade leads the adults to search for them and brings Yves-Marie's father into contact with Firmin's mother.

Story Analysis

A childhood marriage promise brings Yves-Marie back to Jacqueline, but their adult second chance is strained by existing relationships, family awkwardness, and escalating mishaps.

Plot Progression

1. The Promise Returns — As children, Yves-Marie and Jacqueline link marriage to his going into space. Years later, he fulfills the challenge and returns hoping to marry her.
2. A Complicated Second Chance — Jacqueline's life with Vincent makes the reunion complicated, but she and Yves-Marie agree to try their relationship for a limited period. Yves-Marie's father offers advice and lends him the cape asso...
3. Family and Children's Promises — Yves-Marie's marriage announcement surprises Jacqueline's parents and leads to awkward questions about Vincent. Meanwhile, the children get into trouble on an outing, insist a promise must be kept, an...
4. A Trial Unravels — Yves-Marie and Jacqueline clash over habits, expectations, and a promise. A chain of mishaps culminates in a kitchen fire, Jacqueline calling off the wedding, and an unresolved argument.