Arquivo

Paris, at the end of the 19th century. Four friends are leading a life full of privation, yet buoyed by good spirits in a drafty garret: the writer Rodolfo, the painter Marcello, the musician Schaunard and the philosopher Colline. It is Christmas, and they decide to celebrate in their favorite pub, the Café Momus, as is the custom in the Quarter Latin. Rodolfo stays behind to finish an article. There is a knock at the door; their neighbor MIMI whose candle has gone out, asks for fire. Rodolfo is fascinated by her. It is love at first sight! Overwhelmed by their emotions, neither of them suspects that Mimi`s fatal illness will soon be separating them again...