Por estes dias revi Ronin, filme de samurais do Ocidente realizado pelo bom John Frankenheimer. Entre os prazeres que proporciona, o reencontro com Natasha McElhone, actriz que resgata da indiferença qualquer instante onde se aviste a sua figura (aqueles olhos e os longos, por vezes muito longos cabelos, não existem). Vai dali, dei um pulo à página Wikipedia dela, começando por onde sempre começo quando se trata de mulheres belas (na vã e adolescente esperança de ler que estão solteiras, como se isso adiantasse alguma coisa). Mas o capítulo Personal Life de Natasha McElhone é algo para o qual ninguém está preparado. Ora leiam: McElhone married plastic surgeon Dr. Martin Hirigoyen Kelly on 19 May 1998. The couple lived in Fulham, West London, with their two sons: Theodore (born 2000) and Otis (born May 2003); their third son, Rex, was born five months after Kelly's death, in October 2008. On 20 May 2008, 43-year-old Kelly was found slumped in the doorway of the family home by a fellow doctor. He was rushed to Chelsea and Westminster Hospital (where he worked) but could not be revived. He died one day after their tenth wedding anniversary. A post-mortem exam revealed the cause of death to have been dilated cardiomyopathy. After the sudden death of her husband, McElhone continued to write letters to him, sometimes documenting the daily trivia of life but also dealing with how she and their young children were coping with the loss. These letters and diary entries formed the basis of her book After You: Letters of Love, and Loss, to a Husband and Father. RESPEITO.
