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DramaHistory

The Most Reluctant Convert: The Untold Story of C.S. Lewis

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A journey through C.S. Lewis’ early life and his dramatic conversion story about his inner conflict.

Release Date : 2021-11-07

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : 1A ProductionsFellowship for Performing Arts

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Nicholas Ralph

Character Name : Young C.S. Lewis

Original Name : Nicholas Ralph

Gender : Male

Eddie Ray Martin

Character Name : Childhood C.S. Lewis

Original Name : Eddie Ray Martin

Gender : Male

Tom Glenister

Character Name : J.R.R. Tolkien

Original Name : Tom Glenister

Gender : Male

Max McLean

Character Name : C.S. Lewis

Original Name : Max McLean

Gender : Male

Charlie Ray Reid

Character Name : Warnie Lewis

Original Name : Charlie Ray Reid

Gender : Male

David Shields

Character Name : Hugo Dyson

Original Name : David Shields

Gender : Male

Amy Alexander

Character Name : Flora Lewis

Original Name : Amy Alexander

Gender : Male

David Gant

Character Name : W.T. Kirkpatrick

Original Name : David Gant

Gender : Male

Richard Harrington

Character Name : Albert Lewis

Original Name : Richard Harrington

Gender : Male

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-03-27

Delivered by way of an over-arching monologue, Max McLean, Nicholas Ralph and Eddie Ray Martin take us on a well written and delivered exploration of this author as he grows up and evolves from a hardened man of no faith through his gradual acceptance of the premiss of deism, then ultimately of the Christian faith. McLean is on great form delivering the narrative - and it is full of allegory, humour - even a little bit of lust! We hear of how this young man and his brother grew up in a home with his Welsh father and, after the tragic death of his mother to cancer when both were young, of his education and his WWI experiences before returning to academia at Oxford where he engaged in heated, though always enjoyable, debates with the likes of Barwell and Tolkien. The occasional use of action scenes, especially involving Ralph, oxygenate the script. They allow us to take a breather from the barrage of words that do require our concentration - his use of language is complex yet entertaining and not in the least abstruse. It was also great to see this in a full cinema - a testament to this fellow who wrote some of the most wonderful of escapist literature.