Character Relationship Map: Boxes

Characters

• Anna (played by Jane Birkin) — supporting

  Middle-aged protagonist struggling with a mid-life crisis. She lives in Brittany and reflects on her past marriages and three daughters through memories triggered by household possessions.

• Camille (played by Lou Doillon) — supporting

  Anna's second daughter and Fanny's half-sister. Her father is Max, who has passed away.

• Fanny (played by Natacha Régnier) — supporting

  One of Anna's three grown-up daughters. Born from Anna's first marriage, she barely knows her English father due to their failed union.

• Lilly (played by Adèle Exarchopoulos) — supporting

  Anna's third daughter, born to Anna and her third husband Jean, who abandoned the family to pursue extramarital affairs.

• Max (played by Maurice Bénichou) — supporting

  Anna's second husband and Camille's father, who is now deceased.

• Fanny's father (played by John Hurt) — supporting

  Anna's first husband, an Englishman whose marriage to Anna failed, leaving their daughter Fanny largely unfamiliar with him.

• Jean (played by Tchéky Karyo) — supporting

  Anna's third husband and Lilly's father, who left the family to pursue affairs.

Key Relationships

• Fanny's father → Fanny (father)
• Lilly → Jean (Family Father)
• Camille → Max (Family Father)
• Fanny → Max (Family Stepfather)
• Fanny → Camille (Family Half-Sister)
• Anna → Jean (Romantic Wife)
• Anna → Max (Romantic Wife)
• Anna → Lilly (Family Mother)
• Anna → Camille (Family Mother)
• Anna → Fanny (Family Mother)

Story Analysis

A reflective journey through a woman's memories of three marriages and her daughters amid a mid-life crisis.

Plot Progression

1. Echoes in the Attic
2. Shadows of the First Union
3. Grief and Half-Sister Bonds
4. Abandonment and Mid-Life Crisis
5. Integration and Quiet Acceptance