Character Relationship Map: The Savior

Characters

• Nanette (played by Muriel Catalá) — protagonist

  A young village girl who hides a wounded airman in her attic, falls in love with him, and reports him to the police out of possessiveness. She is manipulated by the German SS officer into ordering the...

• Nanette's mother (played by Hélène Vallier) — supporting

  One of Nanette's parents, identified as a staunch supporter of Pétain. Nanette hides the airman from her.

• Nanette's father (played by Roger Lumont) — supporting

  One of Nanette's parents, a staunch supporter of Pétain from whom Nanette conceals the airman's presence.

• Flouret (played by Henri Vilbert) — supporting

  A villager whom the airman attempts to contact to establish a connection with the resistance fighters.

• Nanette's husband (played by Jean-Pierre Sentier) — minor

Canonical Relationships

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

• Nanette's husband → Nanette (husband)
• Nanette's father → Nanette (father)
• Nanette's mother → Nanette (mother)

Story Dynamics

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

• Nanette → Flouret (Narrative Resistance Contact Link) — Flouret serves as the intended intermediary for the hidden airman's contact with the resistance.

  The concealed airman decides to contact the resistance fighters through Monsieur Flouret. This makes Flouret the intermediary connecting Nanette's hid...

Story Analysis

A young woman's love and possessiveness are manipulated into betrayal, leaving her to confront the perpetrator decades later.

Plot Progression

1. Shelter Beneath the Roof — Nanette hides a wounded airman in her farmhouse attic. Their conversations challenge her learned beliefs, and she begins to develop romantic feelings for him.
2. The Illusion of Peace — Nanette and the hidden man enjoy a brief period of happiness despite the continuing war. Their private world becomes increasingly important to Nanette.
3. Betrayal Behind the Uniform — The hidden man plans to contact the resistance through Flouret, and Nanette reports him when she fears losing him. The supposed airman is then revealed as a German SS chief.
4. The Price of Manipulation — The German explains how he used Nanette's emotions to expose resistance fighters. He gathers the villagers and forces Nanette to order their execution.
5. Revenge at the Massacre Site — Twenty years later, the German returns to the place of the massacre. An aged Nanette confronts him and kills him with a rifle.