Character Relationship Map: Small World

Characters

• Conrad Lang (played by Gérard Depardieu) — protagonist
• Simone Senn (played by Alexandra Maria Lara) — protagonist
• Thomas Senn (played by Niels Arestrup) — supporting
• Elisabeth Senn (played by Nathalie Baye) — supporting
• Philippe Senn (played by Yannick Renier) — supporting
• Elvira's mother (played by Rachel Eberhart) — minor
• Elvira Senn (played by Françoise Fabian) — supporting

Canonical Relationships

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

• Elvira's mother → Elvira Senn (mother)

  角色名包含关系词: mother

• Simone Senn → Thomas Senn (Family Connection)

  Simone is present at the family gathering where Thomas's drunkenness and the family's old resentments are described.

• Philippe Senn → Elisabeth Senn (Family Connection)

  Philippe and Simone's wedding is attended by the family, including Elisabeth, who has returned from Boston.

• Elisabeth Senn → Conrad Lang (Former Romantic Connection)

  Elisabeth admits that she once abandoned Conrad and married Thomas, while Conrad recognizes her and acts as if their past is still close to him.

• Elisabeth Senn → Thomas Senn (Family Husband And Wife)

  Elisabeth says she abandoned Conrad and married Thomas, choosing security.

• Philippe Senn → Simone Senn (Family Husband And Wife)

  The story opens at Philippe and Simone's wedding, and the plot later describes tensions in their marriage.

Story Dynamics

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

• Simone Senn → Elisabeth Senn (Social Confidantes)

  Simone confides in Elisabeth about the possibility that she is pregnant before telling Philippe.

• Simone Senn → Conrad Lang (Alliance Supporter)

  Simone makes copies of old Venice photographs and shows them to Conrad in the hope of reaching his buried memories.

• Thomas Senn → Conrad Lang (Alliance Reluctant Caregiver)

  Thomas believes Conrad needs professional care, but ultimately agrees that Conrad can stay in the guest cottage.

Story Analysis

A family confronts failing memory and unresolved history as photographs reconnect Conrad with a past others had doubted.

Plot Progression

1. A Wedding Interrupted
2. Memories Out of Time
3. The Past Resurfaces
4. Photographs and Recognition