Corps perdus (1990) character relationship network mapped with AI analysis. Explore the connections, alliances, and conflicts between characters.
Characters
Laura Canetti
(played by Laura Morante) — protagonist
Laura is one of the lovers who discover a painting in their attic and hope its sale will fund a gymnastics club in their home. She is Letizia's granddaughter, and the painting draws her into a romance...
Eric Desange
(played by Tchéky Karyo) — protagonist
Eric is a French art dealer passionate about the work of the deceased painter Juan Bax. He travels to Buenos Aires to authenticate Laura and Carlos's painting, discovers the image concealed beneath it...
Rafael Braun
(played by Georges Claisse) — supporting
Madre de Laura
(played by María Vaner) — supporting
Canonical Relationships
Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.
Laura Canetti → Madre de Laura
(Family Daughter) — Mother-daughter relationship
Eric Desange → Rafael Braun
(Professional Client) — Rafael hires Eric to authenticate the painting
Eric Desange → Laura Canetti
(Romantic Lover) — Professional relationship that becomes personal and dangerous
Story Dynamics
Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.
Rafael Braun → Madre de Laura
(Social Distant) — Limited connection through Laura
Eric Desange → Madre de Laura
(Social Concerned) — Worried about Laura's relationship with her mother
Rafael Braun → Laura Canetti
(Social Acquaintance) — May have professional or social connection through the painting mystery
Story Analysis
A mysterious painting transforms a historical love story into a supernatural tragedy of desire, identity, and eternal reincarnation.
Plot Progression
The Mysterious Attribution
— An art dealer travels from France to Buenos Aires to authenticate a painting found in an attic. The work appears valuable and hides a disturbing image.
Bax And The Hidden Portrait
— A vision reveals the painting's connection to Juan Bax, Letizia, and a secret nude portrait. Bax's unrequited love gives the artwork a tragic emotional history.
The Painting's Desire
— The painting's history becomes linked to the present when Letizia's granddaughter is identified. Its supernatural influence brings the art dealer and the young woman together.
The Fatal Restoration
— Jealousy and supernatural interference prevent the art dealer from leaving Buenos Aires. Completing the restoration activates the painting's final spell.
