Matt Damon
Jean de Carrouges
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Set in medieval France, the film stars Damon as Jean de Carrouges, a knight who challenges his former friend, squire Jacques le Gris (Adam Driver), to a judicial duel after Jean's wife, Marguerite (Jodie Comer), accuses Jacques of raping her.
- Peter Ii, Count of Alençon
Peter II of Alençon (French: Pierre d'Alençon) was born in...
- Tallulah Haddon
Tallulah’s art practice has stemmed from performance for...
- Marguerite De Thibouville
Duel between Jacques Le Gris and Jean de Carrouges. Shortly...
- Jean De Carrouges
Carrouges was born in the late 1330s in the village of...
- Dame Harriet Walter
Dame Harriet Mary Walter DBE (born 24 September 1950) is a...
- Peter Ii, Count of Alençon
The Last Duel: Directed by Ridley Scott. With Matt Damon, Adam Driver, Jodie Comer, Harriet Walter. The Knight Jean de Carrouges must settle the dispute over his wife Marguerite by challenging his former friend to a duel to the death.
- (185K)
- Action, Drama, History
- Ridley Scott
- 2021-10-15
The Last Duel is a cinematic and thought-provoking drama set in the midst of the Hundred Years War that explores the ubiquitous power of men, the frailty of justice and the strength and courage...
- (295)
- Ridley Scott
- R
- Matt Damon
- A Duel as The Last Resort to Settle A Life-Or-Death Dispute
- The Story Gets Revised by Enlightenment Thinkers
- A Revisionist History That Served A Broader Agenda
According to Marguerite, Le Gris (played in the film by Adam Driver) traveled to her family’s chateau in Capomesnil where she was staying on January 18, 1386 and raped her. Marguerite had no one who could confirm her story: her husband Jean de Carrogues (played by Matt Damon) had set out on a journey to Paris to collect some desperately needed fund...
However, Scott’s Duel only depicts half of Marguerite’s story. Although Jean won the duel and succeeded in defending Marguerite’s honor, the event would take on a controversial life of its own in the following centuries. Within a few decades, period chroniclers disagreed about the duel’s details and disputed Le Gris’ guilt. Some wrote, as Jager rec...
Behind the Enlightenment’s exoneration of Le Gris were its arguments against the use of torture in judicial proceedings. According to Enlightenment scholar and University of Florida assistant professor of history Anton Matytsin, the Enlightenment sought “the end to judicial torture, the abolition of the death penalty, and the institution of proport...
- 2 min
- John-Paul Heil
Oct 12, 2021 · Reviews. The Last Duel. 153 minutes ‧ R ‧ 2021. Glenn Kenny. October 12, 2021. 5 min read. Over the decades, Ridley Scott has made several period films that are widely regarded as classics. More than several, if you expand your horizons to include films set in the future in the category of “period.”
Oct 14, 2021 · The gripping true story of the duel to end all duels in medieval France as a resolute knight defends his wife’s honor against the man she accuses of a heinous crime. The film adaptation traces...
Runtime: 2h 0min. Release Date: October 15, 2021. Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama. From Twentieth Century Studios and visionary filmmaker Ridley Scott comes “The Last Duel,” a gripping tale of betrayal and vengeance set against the brutality and female oppression of 14th century France.
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