Character Relationship Map: Only Love

Characters

• Evie (played by Marisa Tomei) — protagonist
• Matthew Heller (played by Rob Morrow) — supporting
• Silvia Rinaldi (played by Mathilda May) — supporting
• Nico Rinaldi (played by Georges Corraface) — supporting
• Francois (played by Jeroen Krabbé) — supporting
• Roger (played by Jay Benedict) — minor

Canonical Relationships

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

• Evie → Roger (Family Former Spouses)

  The plot states that Evie's marriage to Roger has ended.

• Matthew Heller → Evie (Romantic Longtime Friends Turned Spouses)

  Matthew reunites with Evie, a longtime friend, and they acknowledge past feelings they had avoided acting on to protect their friendship. They take a...

• Silvia Rinaldi → Nico Rinaldi (Family Arranged Marriage)

  Francois tells Matthew that Silvia agreed to marry Nico Rinaldi to secure Matthew's rescue; the plot describes Nico as her father's son.

• Matthew Heller → Silvia Rinaldi (Romantic Former Lovers Reunited)

  After Matthew is evacuated from Africa, he asks about Silvia and learns she agreed to marry Nico to secure his rescue. Years later, he offers to treat...

Story Dynamics

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

• Matthew Heller → Francois (Social Informant)

  After Matthew wakes in Rome, Francois explains that Silvia is in Rome and tells him why she had been hesitant to see him.

Story Analysis

Matthew's relationships with Silvia and Evie intertwine with his medical work as he faces unresolved love and the uncertainty of experimental treatment.

Plot Progression

1. A Rescue and a Parting
2. A Doctor's Uncertain Work
3. A Friendship Rekindled
4. Silvia's Return
5. Waiting for Answers