Character Relationship Map: Ergastolo

Characters

• Jeannette (played by Marisa Merlini) — protagonist

  Dance school owner and lover of gang leader Pasquale Amitrano. Stefano visits her for gambling-related play. She is murdered in her home, leading to Stefano's wrongful conviction. Later, she confesses...

• Rosa Lulli (played by Leda Gloria) — supporting

  Stefano's mother who raises her illegitimate 20-year-old son. She provides the domestic background for Stefano's early life before his gambling troubles and wrongful imprisonment.

• complice di Jeannette (played by Leopoldo Valentini) — supporting
• Stefano Lulli (played by Franco Interlenghi) — supporting

  Rosa's illegitimate son and the film's protagonist. Lives with Professor Arlotta, loves Lydia, and shares a gambling addiction. Framed and sentenced to life imprisonment for Jeannette's murder after v...

• professor Arlotta (played by Ernesto Almirante) — supporting

  Lydia's grandfather whose house Stefano resides in. Provides the setting for the initial romantic and domestic dynamics before the crime and imprisonment.

Canonical Relationships

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

• Rosa Lulli → Stefano Lulli (Family Mother And Son) — Rosa is Stefano's mother and raises him.

  The plot identifies Stefano as Rosa's illegitimate 20-year-old son, who lives with her.

Story Dynamics

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

• Jeannette → complice di Jeannette (Alliance Criminal Associates) — They are identified as criminal associates.

  The character is listed as Jeannette's accomplice.

• Jeannette → Stefano Lulli (Social Gambling Connection) — Their gambling-related connection draws Stefano into the events that lead to his arrest.

  Stefano visits Jeannette's dance school to gamble, and his need for money to meet gambling debts leads him to accept her invitation.

• Stefano Lulli → professor Arlotta (Social Household Residents) — Stefano lives in Professor Arlotta's house.

  The plot says Stefano lives with Rosa in Professor Arlotta's house.

Story Analysis

A young gambler is framed for a killing, while a confession and dangerous pursuit eventually clear his name.

Plot Progression

1. A Troubled Household — Stefano lives with his mother, Rosa, in Professor Arlotta's house and is in love with the professor's granddaughter. His gambling addiction creates debts that shape his next choices.
2. Debt and Jeannette's School — Stefano goes to Jeannette's dance school to gamble and accepts her invitation because he needs money. Jeannette's connection to Pasquale Anitra places the events within a criminal context.
3. A Killing and a Sentence — Pasquale is killed in Jeannette's home, and Stefano is framed, arrested, tried, and sentenced to life imprisonment. His conviction turns the gambling-related events into a wrongful imprisonment.
4. The Confession Revealed — Lydia hears Jeannette confess at the dance school and reports it to the police. The criminal gang kidnaps Lydia, raising the danger around the effort to expose the truth.
5. Truth and Release — During the chase, Jeannette is wounded and confesses to the authorities before dying. Stefano is freed and marries Lydia.