Character Relationship Map: Daaaaaalí!

Characters

• Judith (played by Anaïs Demoustier) — protagonist
• Dalí (played by Pio Marmaï) — supporting
• Jérôme (played by Romain Duris) — supporting
• Josie, makeup artist (played by Angélique Pleau) — supporting
• Father Jacques (played by Éric Naggar) — minor
• Georges (played by Laurent Nicolas) — cameo

Canonical Relationships

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

• Josie, makeup artist → Judith (Professional Makeup Artist And Client) — Judith's attention to makeup during the dinner contributes to Dalí's belief that she is not listening to him.

  At Georges's dinner, Judith is distracted by makeup and cannot remember whom she had been talking about.

• Jérôme → Judith (Professional Producer And Filmmaker) — Jérôme supports Judith's efforts to continue the film after Dalí withdraws.

  After Dalí leaves the dinner and Judith is devastated, her producer, Jérôme, urges her to keep trying.

• Judith → Dalí (Professional Interviewer And Subject) — Judith tries to sustain a documentary project with Dalí, whose demands and refusals repeatedly interrupt it.

  Judith wants to make a film about Dalí and prepares to interview him. Dalí agrees to meet her, but repeatedly refuses to continue with the film.

Story Dynamics

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

• Georges → Father Jacques (Social Dinner Host And Guest) — Georges hosts the dinner where Father Jacques retells the dream in front of Dalí and Judith.

  Father Jacques recounts his dream again during a dinner at Georges's home.

• Father Jacques → Dalí (Social Dreamteller And Listener) — Father Jacques's dream and drawing provide material that captures Dalí's imagination and becomes entangled with the film's events.

  Father Jacques tells Dalí his strange dream, and Dalí is captivated by the image of the hidden cowboy. Later, Father Jacques presents Dalí with a draw...

Story Analysis

Judith's attempts to make a film about Dalí become entangled with his theatrical refusals, a strange dream, and uncertainty about time and identity.

Plot Progression

1. Judith's Documentary Ambition — Judith introduces her wish to make a film about Dalí and approaches him for an interview. His demands shape the terms of their tentative collaboration.
2. A Dream Takes Shape — Father Jacques tells Dalí a strange dream, and Dalí becomes fascinated by its hidden cowboy. The dream and its retellings become part of the film's increasingly tangled material.
3. The Dinner Rupture — At Georges's home, Father Jacques recounts the dream while Judith is distracted by makeup. Dalí interprets her distraction as a failure to listen, abandons the film, and leaves.
4. Refusals and Repeated Returns — Jérôme urges Judith to keep trying, and she repeatedly contacts Dalí despite his refusals. Father Jacques's drawing and the prolonged dinner further blur the boundary between ordinary events and stran...
5. An Unresolved Cycle — Judith seeks another chance, but Dalí rejects the film again. His uncertainty about whether he is a baby, an old man, or both parallels the unresolved cycle of Judith's attempts.