Love In The Time Of Cholera Page #2

We have bigger fish to fry,

and believe me... believe me,

at your age,

love is an illusion.

Christ, by Christ I swear,

I swear,

I swear to Christ...

Good morning,

good morning.

You and I must talk...

man to man.

Ahhhh.

When my wife died

I set myself one goal.

One goal...

to turn my daughter

into a great lady.

Now that's... that's a long road

to travel for a mule trader.

I've never had a drink

this early in the morning.

Better start now.

You're going to need it.

I came to this town

because...

well, here was the possibility

of a grand marriage.

Then an unforeseen

obstacle

to the plan that I have

fought for with my life...

you.

So I've come to make

a polite request.

Get out of our way.

Have you spoken to her?

None of that. None of that.

This is a matter for men

and it will be decided

by men.

Be that as it may,

I cannot answer without knowing

what she thinks.

Don't force me

to shoot you.

Shoot me.

There is no greater glory

than to die for love.

Pack!

- Where are we going?

- To our death!

You'd better explain.

I'm not leaving.

Take it to him now.

- What is this?

- They leaving.

They going

to the country.

- Hurry up!

- Where are you going?

He's taking me away.

- Sit down!

- Fermina.

Don't you dare

talk to him!

- Where are you talking her?

- He's taking me away!

Get out of our way.

Hyah!

Hyah!

Get back.

Get back.

I think of you

every day

I think of you

a little bit more

I tear my reason apart

Something inside me

gets destroyed

C'mon, mule.

I think of you

every day

I think of you

a little bit more

And I keep

thinking of you

And I keep

thinking.

- That's bad. Five more.

- Take away all I have, right?

Aunt Fermina!

Senora, may I help you?

Hi, princess,

What are you here for?

Cousin Fermina?

I have a surprise for you.

Cousin.

He wants me to fix

a wedding date.

- Will you?

- Of course.

- Excuse me, Senoritas.

- Make it well into the future.

Your father said he will

keep you here for a year at least.

A year is nothing.

We will exchange telegrams

as we used to exchange

letters.

And our love will triumph.

There is no man on Earth more

perfect than Florentino Ariza.

And you, Hildebranda,

are you in love?

A married man.

Do you

exchange letters?

No.

Secret glances.

It all seems difficult

and impossible now,

but I just know that we must

learn to be happy without love.

And in spite of it.

Happy without love?

Yes.

Happy without love.

I want to eat the tender flesh

of every word

she has written to me

over and over.

I hope I survive.

- But danger is everywhere.

- Fire!

If the suffering of your own

heart doesn't kill you,

the ever-recurring

civil war might.

And there is the disease

that comes between

the burst of bloodshed,

the deadly choking embrace

of cholera.

Dead collectors!

My daughter is...

She is even more impossible

to predict than war.

She grabs hold,

then suddenly she lets go.

- Daddy! He's dead, too.

- She grabs hold,

she lets go.

Florentino!

Up here!

Stop it, stop it.

It will be all three of you, I promise.

All in good time.

So which one

is it going to be?

No no, my beloved

is returning soon.

I have to keep myself pure.

And I will only lose

my virginity for love.

Oooh.

That is such a bad idea.

Don't go, Florentino.

I will be back...

but not for some time.

Let's go, let's go.

So the worst years

of my life passed.

I counted the eternal minutes

one by one

as I waited for her return.

But I do not mind.

I will keep watch

for all of eternity.

I will keep watch

until I die if need be.

I stand vigil for her

beside the lighthouse.

My heart is like the sea...

endless and everlasting,

even while it is as turbulent

as the crashing waves.

Florentino, what are

you doing here?

Ricardo, the young lady I'm going

to marry is coming back tonight.

I'm waiting for her.

Come on.

Come on!

Ricardo the lighthouse keeper

is my only friend.

He does not understand.

I must be here

to will her home.

I delegate to you the authority

to run this household...

and turn over to you

the keys to your life.

Crowned goddess, you are

the coming of the dawn.

Like spring, you have

returned to the one newborn.

Mom, Mom, there it is, Mom!

Yes, yes. Come on, come on.

- That one, too? That one.

- No no, that one over there.

Thank you.

Coconut candy!

Sweets for your sweetie.

Coconut candy!

The Arcade of Scribes is not

a place for a crowned goddess.

No.

No, please.

Forget it.

Wh-wh-what do you mean

"forget it"?

I just...

I just realized

this... this moment

when I saw you.

What?

What did you realize?

What is between us...

is nothing more

than an illusion.

It... it clouded

my eyes.

I'm so sorry.

You... you just...

realized it?

Yes.

The moment I saw you.

Make him well.

Please.

- Dr. Juvenal Urbino?

- He's a busy man.

- This is urgent.

- No. Appointments only.

Cholera... my mistress

has cholera.

No, you can't go up there.

You need to wear a mask.

I'm Hildebranda Sanchez,

the patient's cousin.

She's upstairs.

I would like you to be present, please,

when I examine her.

Her father's with her.

Oh, thank you.

Thank you for coming.

I pray to God

you can do something.

They say you know more

about cholera than a...

Under the tongue.

Vomiting?

How many times?

Once, twice?

Twice.

Diarrhea?

- Severe?

- I don't...

- What?

- I... I don't know.

I've never had it before.

Sit up, please.

It is an intestinal

infection.

What?

It's not cholera?

No.

I'll prescribe medicine.

Three days at home

and she'll be well again.

Did you hear that?

Oh.

Doctor, wait wait.

Doctor, wait! How did you learn

so much about cholera?

I, uh, studied in Paris

under Professor Proust.

All the things you've done

for the city... the clean water,

- closed sewage...

- Your daughter.

- Yes?

- She's very beautiful.

Thank you.

Senorita.

I would like to, um...

take your pulse.

Stick out

your tongue, please.

Mm-hmm.

You are like a...

a new-sprung rose.

Thank you.

Do you like music?

What is the point

of that question?

Music is important

for one's health.

No! No, don't!

Doctor!

Do not go.

I saw it all.

I saw it all.

I... I told your daughter

that she is like a rose.

True enough, but one

with too many thorns.

Up up up!

You open that window and apologize.

I have nothing to apologize for.

I closed the window to keep out the sun.

Don't backtalk back to me, okay?

Do as I tell you.

Say something... now!

I offer you my most

heartfelt apology, sir.

Her education.

Let me escort you

to the carriage.

Senor.

I... I would like

your permission

to write

to your daughter.

Ahh.

I will go and find her.

I won't let her go.

My destiny in life

is to love Fermina.

I will win her back.

Hildebranda, look!

Aye, beautiful!

Mmmmm,

another one.

Gala Placidia, I told you

not to accept it.

Oh, I know that,

milady,

but is hard to say

no to Dr. Urbino.

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