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Prometheus originated from a very simple question that haunted me after the first Alien, and no one answered in subsequent Alien films: who was the "Space Jockey"—the big guy in the seat? We ...
- 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...
Despite its unusually cinematic presentation – courtesy of Ridley Scott and his production company – ABC News’s At Witt’s End – The Hunt For a Killer, which is streaming on Hulu, unpacks the horrifying true story of Melissa Witt, a well-liked teenager from Arkansas who disappeared from a bowling alley parking lot and was never seen ...
Oct 14, 2021 · From the mechanics of trial by combat to the prosecution of sexual violence in medieval society, here’s what you need to know about the true history behind The Last Duel ahead of the film’s ...
- Meilan Solly
Jul 24, 2024 · Ridley Scott and his Scott Free Productions banner are teaming up with ABC News Studios on a new four-part docuseries about the disappearance of 19-year-old Melissa Witt, who went missing from...
- Lucas Manfredi
Jul 24, 2024 · Ridley Scott and his Scott Free Productions banner are teaming up with ABC News Studios on a new four-part docuseries about the disappearance of 19-year-old Melissa Witt, who went missing from an...
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Feb 10, 2012 · The last thing she expected, in the spring of 1988, was that the macho Ridley Scott would want to direct it, or that a bevy of Hollywood's top actresses would want to star.
