Hope Gap

Last scene text:

Començava creient que us podria salvar; mes, al final, honorar-vos és tot el que puc fer.

Ma mare, primera d'entre les dones; calidesa i confort meus, seguretat meva, orgull meu; tu ets aquella que vull complaure. Ets aquella de qui en vull l'elogi. Mon pare, primer d'entre els homes; mestre i jutge meu, l'home que sé que esdevindré.

Us feu grans, ara. Per davant meu aneu encara, com anireu sempre més, avançant en el camí. Perdoneu que us necessiti forts per sempre. Perdoneu aquesta por meva a la vostra infelicitat. Tal com vós patiu, així he de patir jo. Tal com vós resistiu, així he de resistir jo. Agafeu-me les mans i caminem per l'antic passeig una darrera vegada, i, tot seguit, deixeu-me anar.

I began by thinking I could save you, but in the end, all I can do is honor you.

My mother, first among women, my warmth and my comfort, my safety, my pride, you're the one I want to please. You're the one I want to applaud me. My father, first among men, my teacher and my judge, the man I know I will become.

You grow older now. Still ahead of me as you'll always be forever further down the road. Forgive me for needing you to be strong forever. Forgive me for fearing your unhappiness. As you suffer, so I shall suffer. As you endure, so I shall endure. Hold my hands and walk the old walk one last time then let me go.

Hope Gap (2019)

Directed by William Nicholson.

With Annette Bening, Bill Nighy, Josh O'Connor, Aiysha Hart. 

Translated into Catalan with love, for MFC.

Kathryn Best

Back from a short city break in London and Surbiton. Great to see Tom again.

Loved the evening walks and conversations with Kathryn by the Thames.

Kathryn: persona delicada, generosa i prudent. Treballadora, arquitecta intel·ligent, escriptora sacrificada, interlocutora esmolada, companya de tertúlies amb sentit de l'humor i enginyosa. Ha patit, però mira de refer-se i d'anar endavant. Ens vam conèixer a la Fundació Tàpies, ens hem estimat com espontàniament, i jo ja no deixaré mai de fer-ho.

London in New Year's Eve

Hey my friend,

Hope you got back to Barcelona in one piece. It was great to see you again and you are always welcome to stay with us when you return to London. It was a great time. Pete, Suzanne and Neil asked me to send you their regards. Anyway, I hope to see you with the fellas in the Pyrenees in March.

Speak soon! Best regards - Tom

Thanks so much, Tom, Suzanne, Neil, Jim, Christina, and, especially, Kathryn, bonica; ets en el meu cor i pensaments. Ens veurem aviat.