Chlorine (2015) — AI Story Visualization

Plot Analysis Summary

Jenny tries to preserve her family's stability while holding onto her own swimming ambitions amid illness, work, and uncertain plans for her brother.

Story Structure — 4 Plot Phases

A Precarious Return

Alfio returns to the mountain community with his children, and Tondino helps them settle into temporary shelter. Alfio's illness and the family's loss of their home establish Jenny's growing responsibilities.

Key Events

• Alfio Returns to the Mountains — Alfio returns with his children after years away, and Tondino helps them settle. Characters: Alfio, Jenny, Tondino Location: Mountain community
• Temporary Cabin — Tondino helps the family move into temporary shelter after they lose their home. Characters: Alfio, Jenny, Tondino Location: Temporary cabin
• A Family in Precarious Circumstances — Alfio is ill, and Jenny faces the burden of keeping family life together. Characters: Alfio, Jenny Location: Temporary cabin
• Jenny Takes Hotel Work — Jenny takes a hotel job as she tries to support her family. Characters: Jenny Location: Hotel
• Working Around the Pool — Jenny cleans rooms and works around the pool, where swimming draws her attention. Characters: Jenny Location: Hotel pool
• A Return to Swimming — Jenny hopes to resume training for an upcoming synchronized swimming championship. Characters: Jenny Location: Hotel pool

Work and Swimming Ambitions

Jenny takes a job at the hotel and becomes drawn to the pool. She hopes to return to synchronized swimming, encouraged by a friend even as work and family pressures complicate her plans.

Key Events

• A Return to Swimming — Jenny hopes to resume training for an upcoming synchronized swimming championship. Characters: Jenny Location: Hotel pool
• Encouragement to Compete — A friend encourages Jenny to believe she can still make the team and compete. Characters: Jenny Location: Hotel
• School Enrollment Struggle — Jenny struggles to enroll her brother and explains that Alfio lost his job. Characters: Jenny Location: School
• Jenny Seeks Her Father's Help — Jenny tries to get help from Alfio with her brother's school situation. Characters: Jenny, Alfio Location: Family home
• Alfio's Illness Worsens — Alfio's condition deteriorates as the family's uncertainty deepens. Characters: Alfio, Jenny, Tondino Location: Family home
• Alfio Is Taken for Care — Relatives and church members take Alfio away to receive care. Characters: Alfio, Jenny, Tondino Location: Family home

The Family Burden Shifts

Jenny struggles to enroll her brother in school and seeks help from Alfio. When his illness worsens and he is taken for care, Jenny is left with greater responsibility, and tension with Tondino rises.

Key Events

• Alfio Is Taken for Care — Relatives and church members take Alfio away to receive care. Characters: Alfio, Jenny, Tondino Location: Family home
• Jenny Bears More Responsibility — With Alfio away, Jenny is left to shoulder responsibility for her brother. Characters: Jenny Location: Temporary cabin
• Tondino Considers Other Arrangements — Tondino reassures Jenny while considering other arrangements for her brother. Characters: Tondino, Jenny Location: Temporary cabin
• A Painful Argument — Jenny argues with Tondino, resenting the burden and fearing separation from her brother. Characters: Tondino, Jenny Location: Temporary cabin
• Late-Night Pool Swims — Jenny continues swimming at night despite conflict with the pool manager. Characters: Jenny Location: Hotel pool
• Pool Manager Objects — Jenny's late swims bring her into conflict with the pool manager. Characters: Jenny Location: Hotel pool

Two Unsettled Dreams

Jenny continues swimming despite objections from the pool manager, while her brother dreams of skiing. The manager agrees to help with equipment, but the lift is not ready and the family's difficulties remain unresolved.

Key Events

• Pool Manager Objects — Jenny's late swims bring her into conflict with the pool manager. Characters: Jenny Location: Hotel pool
• A Dream of Skiing — Jenny's brother is fascinated by the ski lift and dreams of skiing. Characters: Jenny Location: Ski lift
• Jenny Requests Ski Equipment — Jenny asks the manager for equipment for her brother. Characters: Jenny Location: Hotel
• The Manager Agrees to Help — The manager eventually agrees to help, although the lift is not ready to operate. Characters: Jenny Location: Hotel
• Plans Remain Unsettled — Jenny prepares to return to swimming as the family's situation remains unresolved. Characters: Jenny, Alfio, Tondino Location: Mountain community

Story Breakdown

• Return to Mountain Life — Alfio and his children return to the community and depend on temporary shelter and family support.
  • Alfio Comes Home — After years away, Alfio returns with his children.
  • Tondino Offers Shelter — Tondino helps the family settle into a temporary cabin.
• Family Hardship — Illness and the loss of the family's home leave Jenny facing increasing responsibilities.
  • Alfio Falls Ill — Alfio is unwell, and his condition worsens.
  • Jenny Takes Charge — Jenny tries to keep her brother's life together.
• Hotel Work — Jenny takes a job while adapting to a new place and its demands.
  • Cleaning Hotel Rooms — Jenny works cleaning rooms at the hotel.
  • Working by the Pool — Her work around the pool brings her close to swimming again.
• Swimming Ambition — Jenny hopes to resume training and compete despite her family and work pressures.
  • Late Night Swimming — Jenny swims at night despite conflict with the pool manager.
  • Championship Hopes — She hopes to return to training for a synchronized swimming championship.
• School and Care — Jenny attempts to secure schooling for her brother as Alfio becomes less able to help.
  • Enrollment Difficulties — Jenny struggles to meet the school's requirements.
  • Alfio Taken for Care — Relatives and church members take Alfio away for care.
• Conflict with Tondino — Tondino's consideration of other arrangements for the boy clashes with Jenny's fear of losing him.
  • Other Arrangements — Tondino considers alternatives for Jenny's brother.
  • Painful Argument — Jenny resents being left to manage everything and argues with Tondino.
• A Skiing Possibility — Jenny responds to her brother's interest in skiing, though the possibility remains tentative.
  • The Lift Fascination — Her brother is fascinated by the ski lift and dreams of skiing.
  • Equipment Request — Jenny asks the hotel manager for equipment, and he eventually agrees to help.
• Unresolved Plans — The available scenes end with preparation rather than a settled outcome for the family.
  • Lift Not Ready — The ski lift is not yet ready to operate.
  • Swimming Return Pending — Jenny prepares for a possible return to swimming while family troubles remain unresolved.

Directed by

Lamberto Sanfelice

Key Cast

• Sara Serraiocco — Jenny
• Piera Degli Esposti — Preside
• Giorgio Colangeli — Tondino
• Ivan Franěk — Ivan
• Anatol Sassi — Fabrizio