Character Relationship Map: The Tempter

Characters

• Sister Geraldine (played by Glenda Jackson) — protagonist
• Rodolfo Solina (played by Claudio Cassinelli) — protagonist
• Emilia Contreras (played by Lisa Harrow) — supporting
• Father Borelli (played by Adolfo Celi) — supporting
• The Doctor (played by Fabrizio Jovine) — supporting
• Bishop Marquez (played by Francisco Rabal) — supporting
• (as Eugenio Bottai) (played by Eugenio Bottari) — minor
• Sister Chiara (played by Eleonora Morana) — minor
• Monsignor Salvi (played by Duilio Del Prete) — supporting
• Monsignor Meitner (played by Rolf Tasna) — minor
• Princess Alessandra Ranieri d'Aragona (as Adele Sperati) (played by Sara Sperati) — minor
• Father Monaldi (played by Nazzareno Natale) — minor
• Professor Villa (played by Enrico Ribulsi) — minor
• Kitchen maid (played by Edda Ferronao) — minor
• Monsignor Badensky (played by Arnoldo Foà) — supporting
• Prince Ottavio Ranieri d'Aragona (played by Gabriele Lavia) — supporting
• Rodolfo's Girlfriend (played by Ely Galleani) — supporting
• Queen Ranieri d'Aragona (played by Margherita Horowitz) — supporting
• Rodolfo Solina (voice) (uncredited) (played by Sergio Graziani) — cameo
• Supermarket Customer (uncredited) (played by Franca Scagnetti) — cameo

Story Analysis

An agnostic writer disrupts a cloistered religious institute, challenging authority and guest beliefs.

Plot Progression

1. The Secluded Order
2. The Outsider's Arrival
3. Ideological Friction
4. Convent Upheaval