We All Loved Each Other So Much

A former Resistance fighter who becomes a wealthy, respected lawyer. He is witty and confident, yet morally nuanced, reluctant to defend corrupt clients and wary of how power corrupts, even as he enjoys comfort and status. His past fuels a longing for loyalty while exposing his capacity for strategic deception.

A nurse after the war who rekindles old loyalties and faces personal tumult. He falls in love with Luciana and remains fiercely passionate, sometimes volatile, as his relationships test the boundaries of friendship and fidelity. Across decades, he embodies resilience and stubborn devotion amid changing social tides.

A high school teacher who tries to translate his ideals into culture, briefly becoming a film critic and magazine founder. His ardor for cinema and discomfort with the status quo reflect a skeptical, reflective voice among the trio. He experiences personal joy and professional setback, ending as a steadfast, if worn, figure among his friends.

The complex love interest who initially engages with Antonio and later becomes entangled with Gianni. Her life trajectories swing between romance and hardship, culminating in loneliness and a struggle with alcoholism. She embodies the fragility and fractures of dreams in postwar Italy.

Gianni's wife, who navigates a marriage under strain and suspicion. She confronts infidelity and personal secrets, revealing the tensions of intimate life within a rising urban bourgeois world. Her experiences reflect the era’s shifting gender roles and emotional labor in relationships.

A powerful figure at the helm of the firm, he symbolizes the intertwining of politics and law in the era. He campaigns for political influence and frames the environment in which Gianni operates, illustrating the era’s blurred boundaries between professional duty and public power.