Character Relationship Map: Vermiglio

Characters

• Cesare (played by Tommaso Ragno) — protagonist

  Stern schoolteacher and village patriarch. He runs the local one-room school and is Attilio's uncle. Cesare recently lost a newborn son and struggles to manage a large family with little financial sup...

• Pietro (played by Giuseppe De Domenico) — protagonist

  Sicilian army deserter who finds refuge in Vermiglio. He falls in love with Lucia, agrees to marry her, and leaves for Sicily after the war. He is later revealed to have been already married and kille...

• Adele (played by Roberta Rovelli) — supporting

  Cesare's wife and mother of nine. She faces severe financial hardship raising her large family with minimal support from her husband, and endures the loss of her infant son.

• Lucia (played by Martina Scrinzi) — supporting

  The eldest daughter who becomes pregnant by Pietro. Devastated by his death, she initially rejects her newborn daughter and contemplates suicide. After finding closure in Sicily, she entrusts the chil...

• Dino (played by Patrick Gardner) — supporting
• Attilio (played by Santiago Fondevila) — supporting

  Italian soldier who deserts his post alongside Pietro. He arrives at his own home in Vermiglio, establishing his presence in the village before the war's end.

• Ada (played by Rachele Potrich) — supporting

  Lucia's younger sister. She becomes a nun and works at the village orphanage where Lucia temporarily leaves her daughter.

Canonical Relationships

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

• Pietro → Lucia (Romantic Lover) — Their wartime romance drives Lucia's personal tragedy.

  Lucia falls in love with Pietro, becomes pregnant by him, and he agrees to marry her.

• Adele → Ada (Family Mother) — Adele is Ada's mother.

  Ada is identified as Lucia's younger sister, while Adele is the mother of the family.

• Cesare → Ada (Family Father) — Cesare is Ada's father.

  Ada is identified as Lucia's younger sister in Cesare and Adele's family.

• Dino → Ada (Family Sibling) — Dino and Ada belong to the same sibling group.

  Dino and Ada are both identified as children in Cesare and Adele's large family, with Ada described as Lucia's younger sister and Dino as Lucia's brot...

• Lucia → Ada (Family Sibling) — They are sisters whose lives later intersect through the orphanage.

  Ada is explicitly described as Lucia's younger sister.

• Lucia → Dino (Family Sibling) — They are siblings, and Dino becomes Lucia's immediate protector.

  Dino is identified as Lucia's brother when he saves her from contemplating suicide.

• Cesare → Attilio (Family Uncle) — Cesare is Attilio's uncle and provides a family connection to Vermiglio.

  The plot explicitly identifies Cesare as Attilio's uncle.

• Cesare → Adele (Family Spouse) — They are married and jointly responsible for their household.

  The plot identifies Adele as Cesare's wife and describes them raising a large family together.

• Adele → Dino (Family Mother) — Adele is Dino's mother.

  Dino is presented as Lucia's brother within Adele's large family.

• Cesare → Dino (Family Father) — Cesare is Dino's father.

  Dino is presented as Lucia's brother within the family led by Cesare and Adele.

• Adele → Lucia (Family Mother) — Adele is Lucia's mother.

  Adele is described as the mother of nine, while Lucia is identified as the eldest daughter.

• Cesare → Lucia (Family Father) — Cesare is Lucia's father and the patriarch of her household.

  Lucia is described as the eldest daughter in Cesare and Adele's family.

Story Dynamics

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

• Attilio → Pietro (Alliance Comrade) — They are allied army deserters whose arrival initiates the story.

  Attilio and Pietro desert their army posts together and seek refuge in Vermiglio.

Story Analysis

A wartime village drama follows Lucia through love, betrayal, grief, and an incomplete attempt to rebuild her life.

Plot Progression

1. Refuge in the Mountain Village — Attilio and Pietro arrive in Vermiglio after deserting the army. Cesare's school and household establish the village's wartime pressures and family hardships.
2. Love Beneath Church Traditions — Lucia falls in love with Pietro and becomes pregnant. His promise to marry her collides with social scrutiny and the village's Catholic traditions.
3. Promises After the War — The war ends and Pietro leaves for Sicily, promising to write and return. His silence gradually replaces Lucia's hope with uncertainty.
4. The Newspaper's Cruel Truth — The family discovers that Pietro was already married and has been killed. Lucia gives birth but rejects the child and approaches a suicidal breaking point.
5. A Difficult Path Forward — Dino saves Lucia, and she travels to Sicily to confront Pietro's memory. She leaves her child in the orphanage and goes to the city for work, promising to return.