Character Relationship Map: Attention

Characters

• Livia (played by Stefania Sandrelli) — protagonist

  Livia is a middle-aged woman who owns a tailoring shop, is married to Alberto, and lives with their daughter Monica. During the couple's marital crisis, she secretly watches Alberto meet women in an a...

• Alberto (played by Ben Cross) — protagonist

  Alberto is a journalist and Livia's husband, returning home after a six-month work trip to a marriage in crisis. He meets women arranged through Graziella and visits an apartment where Livia secretly...

• Monica (played by Amanda Sandrelli) — supporting

  Monica is the daughter of Livia and Alberto and lives with her mother. She secretly listens to Alberto's phone conversation with Graziella, and Livia later decides to give her the apartment she had bo...

• Maria (played by Elena Pompei) — supporting

  Maria is a young woman whom Graziella arranges for Alberto to meet. She waits for him in the suburban apartment, invites him into a room, and begins to undress while Livia secretly watches from an adj...

• Graziella (played by Anita Zagaria) — supporting

  Graziella is a woman Alberto knew previously who calls him and asks to meet. At their meeting, she arranges for him to encounter Maria, setting in motion his visits to the suburban apartment that Livi...

Canonical Relationships

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

• Alberto → Maria (Romantic Arranged Encounter) — Their encounter is arranged through Graziella and observed by Livia.

  Alberto goes to the apartment where Maria awaits him and invites him into a room where she begins to undress.

• Livia → Maria (Professional Employer) — Maria is identified as one of the women employed by Livia.

  At Livia's tailoring shop, Alberto discovers that the girls he met at the apartment are Livia's employees.

• Alberto → Monica (Family Stepfather) — Alberto's family role becomes central to the later shock.

  Alberto is married to Monica's mother, and the plot later explicitly identifies Monica as his stepdaughter.

• Livia → Monica (Family Mother) — Livia is Monica's mother and provides her with an apartment.

  The plot identifies Monica as Livia's daughter, living with her at home.

• Livia → Alberto (Family Spouse) — Livia and Alberto are married but emotionally estranged.

  The plot states that Livia is married to Alberto Merighi, although their marriage is undergoing a deep crisis.

Story Dynamics

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

• Graziella → Maria (Social Intermediary) — Graziella connects Maria with Alberto for the arranged meeting.

  Graziella fixes an appointment for Alberto with Maria.

• Alberto → Graziella (Social Acquaintance) — Graziella reconnects with Alberto and initiates the chain of meetings.

  Graziella is described as a woman Alberto knew previously and who calls him to request a meeting.

Story Analysis

A strained marriage descends into secrecy, jealousy, and emotional disorientation before an ambiguous airport reunion.

Plot Progression

1. A Marriage Under Strain — Livia lives with Monica while her marriage to Alberto deteriorates. Alberto returns from a long foreign assignment, but Livia cannot restore his former attention.
2. Messages Behind Closed Doors — Graziella contacts Alberto and arranges a meeting with Maria. Monica secretly overhears the call, while Livia watches Alberto's encounters from inside the apartment.
3. The Apartment Trap — The apartment was originally bought for Livia's parents but is given to Monica instead. A note draws Alberto back to the same place, where he encounters Monica in a shocking situation.
4. A Journey Interrupted — Alberto receives a South American assignment and invites Livia to travel with him. Her hopes collapse when she sees Alberto in Monica's arms and flees in despair.
5. Accident And Awakening — Alberto discovers the connection between Livia's tailoring shop and the women from the apartment, then hears that Livia has been injured. He wakes on a plane and finds Livia waiting at the airport.