Character Relationships in Trance

Simon (played by James McAvoy) is a protagonist in Trance. The protagonist and auction house inside man. Suffers from retrograde amnesia after a heist, utilizing hypnosis to recover memories that reveal his gambling addiction, a past abusive relationship with Elizabeth, and his betrayal of Franck to steal a valuable Goya painting for her. Franck (played by Vincent Cassel) is a protagonist in Trance. The ruthless leader of the heist crew and Simon's employer. He knocks Simon out, initiating the amnesia plot, and relentlessly pursues the stolen Goya painting. Ultimately outsmarted and left behind during the climax. Elizabeth (played by Rosario Dawson) appears in Trance. A hypnotherapist hired to help Simon recover his memory. Secretly Simon's former lover and victim of his past abuse, she orchestrates the entire situation using psychological manipulation and hypnosis to reclaim the stolen painting and erase her own footprint.

Character Relationship Map: Trance

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Trance (2013) character relationship network mapped with AI analysis. Explore the connections, alliances, and conflicts between characters.

Characters

Canonical Relationships

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

Story Dynamics

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

Story Analysis

A stolen painting exposes a cycle of abuse, hypnosis, betrayal, and manipulated memory.

Plot Progression

  1. The Empty Frame
  2. The Hypnotic Bargain
  3. Jealousy And Control
  4. The Violent Retrieval
  5. Buried Memories
  6. The Choice To Forget

Directed by Danny Boyle

Trance (2013) · 6.6/10 · crime, mystery, thriller

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