Character Relationship Map: Bambina

Characters

• Saverio Mazzacolli (played by Gigi Proietti) — protagonist

  An ambitious and ruthless promoter who plans to transform agricultural land into a major tourist resort. He seeks control of the Spina-Tommaselli property through money, influence, political connectio...

• Raimonda Spina (played by Irene Papas) — protagonist

  A countess who administers the family property and controls its inheritance. She discusses the commercial potential of the vineyards and other assets but resists Saverio’s plans. She becomes alarmed b...

• Clotilde Spina (played by Teresa Ann Savoy) — supporting

  A member of the family whose future marriage could affect the legal arrangements surrounding the estate. She resists Saverio’s plan to marry her and is subsequently kept confined in a hidden location.

• Peppe Colizzi (played by Bruno Cirino) — supporting

  An accomplice recruited to help bring Clotilde back. Saverio promises him a double reward and says he will be presented as the person who located her, enabling him to receive legitimate money and grat...

• Concettina (played by Lina Polito) — minor

  A messenger who arrives with a warning about Clotilde’s disappearance and the threat of police involvement. Saverio forces her to help conceal the evidence before sending her away.

Canonical Relationships

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

• Raimonda Spina → Clotilde Spina (Family Protective Relative) — Raimonda reacts to Clotilde's disappearance by demanding information and threatening official intervention.

  Raimonda becomes alarmed by Clotilde's disappearance and threatens to contact the police if she receives no news.

• Saverio Mazzacolli → Peppe Colizzi (Professional Recruiter) — Saverio turns Peppe into an operative in his scheme involving Clotilde.

  Saverio recruits Peppe to help bring Clotilde back.

• Saverio Mazzacolli → Clotilde Spina (Romantic Proposed Husband) — Saverio treats marriage as a strategic means of acquiring influence rather than as a genuine relationship.

  Saverio decides that marrying Clotilde would be the easiest way to gain access to the Spina family and its land.

• Saverio Mazzacolli → Raimonda Spina (Professional Business Negotiator) — Saverio presents the resort as a profitable partnership to gain access to Raimonda's assets.

  Saverio negotiates with Raimonda about the vineyards, wine production, property, and the proposed tourist resort.

Story Dynamics

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

• Peppe Colizzi → Clotilde Spina (Narrative Recovery Agent) — Peppe becomes part of the planned effort to return Clotilde.

  Saverio recruits Peppe to assist with bringing Clotilde back, and Peppe agrees to return the next morning.

• Concettina → Raimonda Spina (Alliance Messenger) — Concettina transmits Raimonda's demand for information to Saverio.

  Concettina arrives carrying Raimonda's warning that she will contact the police if she receives no news.

• Saverio Mazzacolli → Concettina (Conflict Coercer) — Saverio uses coercion to involve Concettina in concealing Clotilde's disappearance.

  When Concettina arrives with Raimonda's warning, Saverio forces her to help conceal the evidence and sends her away.

Story Analysis

Saverio's ambitious resort project turns into a coercive struggle for land, inheritance, and control over Clotilde.

Plot Progression

1. The Resort Ambition — Saverio presents a large tourist development for the southern agricultural area. He identifies the Spina-Tommaselli land as necessary and considers money, influence, and political connections.
2. The Estate Negotiation — Saverio negotiates with Raimonda about the vineyards, wine production, and family property. Raimonda resists him and keeps control of the inheritance.
3. Marriage As Leverage — Saverio learns that Clotilde's future marriage may affect the estate's legal arrangements. He therefore treats marriage to Clotilde as a route to control the family land.
4. The Hidden Captive — Clotilde resists Saverio and is confined in a hidden location. Saverio arranges surveillance, supplies, and fabricated normality while Raimonda searches for news.
5. A Paid Recovery — Saverio coerces Concettina to conceal evidence and recruits Peppe to retrieve Clotilde. Peppe accepts a promised double reward, but the consequences remain unresolved.