Character Relationship Map: Mimi

Characters

• Guido (played by Franco Nero) — protagonist

  Guido is Mimmina's father, a widower and journalist who has been separated from her for years. When they begin living together at a hotel while ill, he struggles to resume his paternal role and reflec...

• Mimmina (played by Lara Wendel) — protagonist

  Mimmina is Guido's daughter, who returns to live with him after years apart while suffering from severe rheumatism. Her innocence, stubbornness, cheerfulness, and indifference to her dead mother unset...

• Therese (played by Dalila Di Lazzaro) — supporting

  Therese is connected to Mimmina and has a past relationship with Guido. In conversation with him, she says she is now attached to someone else and asks him not to separate them. Her fear of being kept...

• Doctor Vanetti (played by Carlo Bagno) — supporting

  Doctor Vanetti treats Guido and Mimmina at the hotel and clarifies to the staff that the two patients, who arrived as a supposedly married couple, are father and daughter. He recognizes the comfort th...

Canonical Relationships

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

• Guido → Therese (Former Romantic Partners) — Their past relationship resurfaces in a conversation about love and separation, while Therese makes clear that her attachment is now elsewhere.

  Therese recalls her past relationship with Guido and says she is now attached to someone else. The character profile also states that Therese becomes...

• Guido → Doctor Vanetti (Professional Doctor And Patient) — Vanetti provides a medical perspective on the pair's condition and unusual closeness.

  Doctor Vanetti assesses Guido and Mimmina's illnesses and explains that they are helping one another, though their closeness may make them less inclin...

• Guido → Mimmina (Family Father And Daughter) — Guido struggles to resume his paternal role while he and Mimmina share daily life and support one another through illness.

  The plot states that Mimmina is Guido's daughter and that they begin living together after years apart. Doctor Vanetti clarifies that the two patients...

Story Dynamics

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

• Mimmina → Therese (Social Older School Friend) — Therese is connected to Mimmina through their school friendship and visits the hotel.

  Therese's character profile describes her as an older school friend of Mimmina who visits the hotel.

Story Analysis

After years apart, Guido and Mimmina rebuild a shared life amid illness, social unease, and questions about the bonds between parents and children.

Plot Progression

1. A Reunion at the Hotel — After years apart, Guido and Mimmina begin living together while both are ill. Their arrival confuses the hotel staff until Vanetti clarifies their father-daughter relationship and comments on their m...
2. An Unfamiliar Household — Guido attempts to resume his paternal role as he and Mimmina share rooms and routines. He reflects on her unusual character and records thoughts about their life, while Mimmina takes an affectionate i...
3. Scrutiny and Strain — Mimmina's romantic history draws objection from a relative, and another woman warns Guido about the implications of living so closely with his daughter. Guido insists his love is paternal, while the a...
4. A Plea About Separation — Mimmina becomes well enough to go outdoors, bringing comfort to Guido. In a later conversation, Therese describes her changed attachments and pleads with Guido not to separate a father and child; the...