Episode 373: In The Seats With...Jack Lowden and 'Benediction'

Sometimes you just have to speak the truth, no matter the personal cost.On this episode we dive into 'Benediction' from writer/director Terence Davies as we get the unique pleasure of sitting down with star 'Jack Lowden'.Benediction explores the turbulent life of WWI poet Siegfried Sassoon (Jack Lowden). The writer and soldier was a complex man who survived the horrors of fighting in the First World War and was decorated for his bravery but who became a vocal critic of the government’s continuation of the war when he returned from service. His poetry was inspired by his experiences on the Western Front, and he became one of the leading war poets of the era. Adored by members of the aristocracy as well as stars of London’s literary and stage world, he embarked on affairs with several men as he attempted to come to terms with his homosexuality. At the same time, broken by the horror of war, he made his life’s journey a quest for salvation, trying to find it within the conformity of marriage and religion.We had the unique pleasure of sitting down with Jack to talk about how it got the job, the importance of telling this story and so very much more...