![]() Marcello and Rodolfo, trying to overcome their grief in order to continue living, are possessed by the idea of love, women, good food, and the joys of life. The two separate but the memory of happier days endures.ĭay 159 – 46☇7’75’’N 69 – The end – where are we? – No more contact – Death has reared its head – Schaunard and Colline have already lost the fight – solitude is total – acceptance of the situation – I am extremely calm – feverish delusions – nightmares – my life flashes by in isolated images as if on a stage – there is little time left – but Mimi is still here. Overwhelmed by her suffering, he decides to leave her. He knows that he can only offer her wretched living conditions, and that if they stay together she will die. Rodolfo in turn confides in Marcello and reveals the truth to him: Mimi is suffering from tuberculosis and is very ill. She confides in Marcello: Rodolfo’s jealousy is making her life a living hell. One by one, we catch sight of familiar faces. In the distance, we can hear the customs officers inspecting the farmers and the dairy maids. The cold, the snow, the emptiness and the isolation take hold over everything. – if only I could touch her face again one more time. Just then, an annoying militaryĭay 132 – 45☄7’73’’N 57 – Impossible to continue the voyage – forced landing – our last refuge is lost – attempts to make contact unsuccessful – giant heaps of dust everywhere – dense fog – every outline is blurred – we are at the mercy of the emptiness – our days are numbered – Mimi. She makes Alcindoro pay the bill and comes back to Marcello. Marcello falls under her spell and can no longer take his eyes off the vision. Musetta, Marcello’s one-time mistress, arrives accompanied by her new lover Alcindoro. In an atmosphere brimming with euphoria, Rodolfo, very much in love with Mimi, buys her a bonnet. ![]() They find themselves in their favourite café in the company of Mimi, Colline and Schaunard. The atmosphere of the city takes over the entire space. Rodolfo and Marcello are overwhelmed by a variety of physical sensations: the crowds of people, the colours and smells of the street. Rodolfo asks Mimi to stay with him.ĭay 129 – 41☄3’63’’N 54 – Situation hopeless – time fluctuates between states of sleep and wakefulness – Mimi has returned – in the space capsule reality begins to blur – delirium takes root – Mimi, always Mimi – like a spectral dream – dreaming soemtimes transports us back into our past – the happiest times of our lives are revived – moments of exuberance and ecstasy. Mimi appears, in the clutches of a coughing fit. ![]() Colline, Schaunard and Marcello leave Rodolfo alone for a moment. They strike up a conversation with him, and then he vanishes as suddenly as he appeared. When they evoke Benoît, their former landlord, the latter suddenly appears. The four friends, having regained a degree of good humour, recall an evening spent in their favourite café in the Latin Quarter. Meanwhile, in a stream of words, everyone starts to reminisce and evoke memories of better times. Nevertheless, Schaunard manages to finds a few scraps. ![]() It is cold and there is practically nothing left to eat. Rodolfo, Marcello, Schaunard and Colline. Day 126 – 40☄5’53’’N 74 – Expedition in danger – off course – engines inoperative – life-support resources almost exhausted – we are working without respite – time is running out – water is rationed – life depends on the last reserves of oxygen – a constant struggle with the darkness and the cold – each day increasingly difficult – last remnants of humour – using our imagination – to evoke times long past.
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