Women in Love

The son of a wealthy mine owner, Gerald embodies privilege and volatility. He alternates between affection and arrogance, openly professing love for Gudrun while brushing against Rupert's bond with her. His jealousy and resistance to Rupert's emotional union help drive the story toward tragedy.

An intense, independent artist who treats relationships as experiments. She is drawn to Loerke's brutal artistic philosophy and to Gerald's magnetism, and she resists conventional norms. Her detachment and sharp wit fuel both desire and conflict within the group.

A school inspector with radical views on love and loyalty. He forms a deep, transformative bond with Ursula and seeks a wider emotional union, challenging conventional boundaries. His eventual choice to marry Ursula frames the film's exploration of true companionship.

A schoolteacher who becomes entangled in a passionate affair with Rupert. She symbolizes longing and moral conflict, balancing affection with the expectations of propriety. Her marriage to Rupert later marks a resolution that acknowledges a new kind of love.

Daughter of the town's wealthy mine owner, Laura is the bride in a social rite that underscores the town's stability. Her wedding to Tibby Lupton anchors the community's public life, and her eventual drowning with Tibby punctuates the tragedy at the heart of the story.

A naval officer who marries Laura in a festive town event. His relationship with Laura represents conventional life, which is upended by the film's more radical emotional currents. He shares moments of companionship with Rupert and Gerald before the ultimate tragedy.

A wealthy, socially ambitious woman hosting gatherings that become flashpoints for conflict. Her performative artful salon and later reaction to Rupert's disillusionment reveal a tension between pretension and authentic feeling. She embodies the upper-class appetite for control and spectacle.

A gay German sculptor whose ideas about brutality fueling art fascinate Gudrun. His presence challenges the group's notions of desire, creativity, and endurance. His dynamic with Gudrun and the others catalyzes key confrontations about love and art.

Mother to Ursula and Gudrun, she represents the domestic sphere within the Brangwen family. Her world is the contrast to the sisters' adventurous romantic lives, reflecting traditional expectations placed on women.

Thomas Crich's wife, corresponding to the mine owner's household. She stands for the secure, respectable social order that frames Beldover's life and events.

Wealthy mine owner and patriarch of the Crich family, his status anchors the town's social hierarchy. His wealth enables the wedding, parties, and land around which Beldover's drama unfolds.

Daughter of the Crich line, part of the extended family circle that displays the class-based society of Beldover. Her presence helps illustrate the scale of the Crich family and the town's social rituals.

A Contessa who appears within the social circle, representing European influence and cosmopolitan tastes at the Alpine sojourn. Her presence adds to the mix of art, power, and romance.

A minor figure among the Beldover circle and the Crich family. His role is part of the fabric of the town's social world during weddings and gatherings.

A performer at Hermione Roddice's events, providing the musical backdrop to scenes of dancing and social tension. His presence underscores the role of art and culture in the town's social life.