Character Relationships in All Screwed Up

Carletto (played by Nino Bignamini) appears in All Screwed Up. One of the two young men from the country who arrive in Milan. He works in factories and later at a restaurant, repeatedly proposing to Adelina but facing rejections due to her financial and pragmatic views. He attempts to help his friend Sante after an arrest but is horrified by Gino's cowardice, eventually returning to his job after briefly considering leaving the city. Mariuccia (played by Lina Polito) appears in All Screwed Up. Sante's girlfriend who joins the group shortly after arriving in Milan. She gives birth to twins and later has multiple pregnancies, resulting in seven children. Her large family and financial struggles directly influence Adelina's pragmatic decision to avoid marriage and further sexual encounters. Biki (played by Giuliana Calandra) appears in All Screwed Up. An enterprising friend of Isotta who takes Adelina in and trains her as a maid. She manages the shared apartment in Milan and proposes renting out a spare room to Adelina to generate extra income, reflecting the group's financial struggles. Isotta (played by Isa Danieli) appears in All Screwed Up. Adelina's cousin who arrives in Milan simultaneously. Initially helps the newcomers settle but later cuts off contact with the family. Unbeknownst to Adelina, Isotta secretly works as a prostitute to financially support their relatives back in the countryside. Adelina (played by Sara Rapisarda) appears in All Screwed Up. A newly arrived country girl from Sicily who is helped by Gino and Carletto to find her cousin Isotta. She is trained as a maid by Biki and lives with the group in Milan. Pragmatic and increasingly city-savvy, she repeatedly rejects Carletto's marriage proposals for financial reasons and refuses further intimacy after a traumatic encounter, prioritizing saving money to open a shop.

Character Relationship Map: All Screwed Up

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Story Analysis

A group of rural migrants navigate economic hardship, romantic rejection, and systemic exploitation in 1970s Milan.

Plot Progression

  1. City of New Beginnings
  2. Romantic Obstacles
  3. Violence & Economic Reality
  4. Secrets & Systemic Collapse

Directed by Lina Wertmüller

All Screwed Up (1974) · 6.5/10 · comedy, drama

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