Character Relationship Map: Lily Sometimes

Characters

• Clara Dreyer (played by Diane Kruger) — protagonist

  Clara Dreyer is a family member who tries to help Lily manage daily life after Françoise Dreyer’s death. She becomes increasingly frightened and frustrated by Lily’s behavior, attempts to restore orde...

• Lily Dreyer (played by Ludivine Sagnier) — supporting

  Lily Dreyer is the central figure, devastated by Françoise Dreyer’s death and unable to accept the funeral or conventional condolences. She treats the house as a stage for games and fantasies, wears F...

• Pierre (played by Denis Ménochet) — supporting

  Pierre is a family member who joins Clara Dreyer in trying to help Lily manage everyday life after Françoise Dreyer’s funeral. As Lily’s behavior becomes more chaotic and unpredictable, Pierre realize...

• Mireille (played by Anne Benoît) — supporting

  Mireille checks on Lily after Françoise Dreyer’s death and becomes increasingly alarmed by Lily’s withdrawal, anger, and unstable behavior. When Mireille leaves Lily unattended in the city, Lily cause...

• Odile, Pierre's Mother (played by Brigitte Catillon) — supporting
• Odile, Pierre's Father (played by Jacques Spiesser) — supporting
• Guillaume (played by Arthur Orcier) — supporting

  Guillaume is present when Lily humiliates Paulo and turns her interaction with him into a provocative spectacle. Although the available events give him no independent action, his presence allows Lily’...

• Paulo (played by Côme Levin) — supporting

  Paulo is invited by Lily to visit while she behaves as though Françoise Dreyer is still present. Lily later humiliates him in front of Guillaume and Laurent, pressures him to drink, and makes him perf...

• Dan (played by Gaëtan Gallier) — supporting

  Dan arrives while Lily is turning the home into a chaotic scene, claiming to collect clothes for the Red Cross. Lily welcomes him and allows him to become part of her bizarre play with objects suppose...

• Laurent (played by Mathias Melloul) — minor

  Laurent is present alongside Guillaume when Lily humiliates Paulo and pressures him into drinking and embarrassing performances. The available events do not assign Laurent a separate action, but his p...

Canonical Relationships

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

• Odile, Pierre's Mother → Odile, Pierre's Father (mother)
• Pierre → Lily Dreyer (Family Supporter) — Pierre participates in the family's effort to support Lily.

  Clara Dreyer and Pierre try to help Lily manage daily life after the funeral.

• Clara Dreyer → Lily Dreyer (Family Caregiver) — Clara acts as a close family caregiver while Lily struggles with grief.

  After Françoise's death, Clara Dreyer tries to help Lily manage daily life and later attempts to protect her and restore order.

Story Dynamics

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

• Dan → Lily Dreyer (Social Visitor) — Dan enters Lily's house as a visitor connected to the clothing collection.

  Dan and another man arrive claiming to collect clothes for the Red Cross, and Lily welcomes them into the house.

• Lily Dreyer → Laurent (Social Provocateur) — Laurent becomes part of Lily's destabilizing gathering.

  Lily humiliates Paulo in front of Guillaume and Laurent and later turns a gathering at home into a chaotic spectacle.

• Lily Dreyer → Guillaume (Social Provocateur) — Guillaume is drawn into Lily's provocative social performance.

  Lily humiliates Paulo in front of Guillaume and Laurent and later turns a gathering at home into a chaotic spectacle.

• Laurent → Paulo (Social Witness) — Laurent observes the humiliating interaction between Lily and Paulo.

  Lily humiliates Paulo in front of Guillaume and Laurent.

• Guillaume → Paulo (Social Witness) — Guillaume is present as a witness to Lily's treatment of Paulo.

  Lily humiliates Paulo in front of Guillaume and Laurent.

• Lily Dreyer → Paulo (Social Acquaintance) — Paulo is part of Lily's unstable social world after the funeral.

  Lily invites Paulo to visit and later interacts with him during gatherings at home.

• Clara Dreyer → Pierre (Alliance Caregiving Partner) — They cooperate in responding to Lily's escalating condition.

  Clara and Pierre jointly try to help Lily manage daily life and realize that she cannot simply be left alone.

• Mireille → Lily Dreyer (Alliance Caregiver) — Mireille monitors Lily and attempts to keep her safe.

  Mireille checks on Lily and becomes increasingly alarmed by her behavior.

Story Analysis

After her mother's death, Lily transforms grief into disturbing games while her family struggles to protect her and find a lasting solution.

Plot Progression

1. A Funeral Without Consolation — Lily is called home, Françoise dies, and the family gathers for the funeral. Lily's prayer and rejection of condolences reveal that her grief is already becoming unsettling and resistant to reassuranc...
2. The House Becomes A Stage — Clara, Pierre, and Mireille try to support Lily after the funeral. Lily treats her mother's room, clothes, and imagined presence as materials for games that blur mourning and reality.
3. A Public Breakdown — Mireille leaves Lily unattended in the city, where Lily causes a disturbance and fights with a saleswoman. Sedation and the family's alarm make clear that Lily cannot safely be left alone.
4. Games Become Cruel — Lily humiliates Paulo before Guillaume and Laurent and turns a home gathering into chaotic theater. Her behavior increasingly places pressure on everyone trying to remain near her.
5. The Unresolved Night — Dan arrives with another man to collect clothes, but Lily transforms the visit into bizarre costumes and stories about objects from the dead. Clara tries to restore order, yet Lily's grief remains unr...