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   Is 'the last duel' based on a true story?

   • The film is based on The Last Duel: A True Story of Trial by Combat in Medieval France, a non-fiction book by medieval literature specialist Eric Yager that recounts the story of how the case led to the last legally sanctioned duel in France's history.

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   Is this the 'last duel' in history?

   • While this wasn’t actually the “last duel” in history, or even technically a duel at all (rather, a “judicial combat”), it is a true late-medieval story that’s preserved from multiple perspectives in both legal documents and narrative accounts.

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   Is 'the last duel' a good movie?

   • Owen Gleiberman of Variety considered the film "intriguing but overcooked", writing: "Despite a brief action interlude here or there, The Last Duel turns out to be a lavishly convoluted and, at times, rather interesting medieval soap opera."

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   Is 'the last duel' a 'Rashomon'-style 'metoo' story?

   • " 'The Last Duel' is a 'Rashomon'-style #MeToo story – and a messy medieval epic". Fresh Air. National Public Radio. ^ Sims, David (October 13, 2021). "Ridley Scott's New Film Plays a Masterly Trick". The Atlantic. Retrieved November 23, 2021. ^ Dowd, A.A. (October 12, 2021). "Ridley Scott offers his own Rashomon with star-studded The Last Duel".

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   Is 'the last duel' a medieval epic?

   • "The Last Duel review – a thoroughly modern medieval epic". The Times. Archived from the original on October 31, 2021. Retrieved October 31, 2021. ^ Chang, Justin (October 14, 2021). " 'The Last Duel' is a 'Rashomon'-style #MeToo story – and a messy medieval epic". Fresh Air. National Public Radio. ^ Sims, David (October 13, 2021).

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   Why is the last duel so important?

   • The Last Duel really shines in its representations of the way medieval ideas about masculinity encouraged and enabled men to do terrible things to one another and to those in their power.

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   Oct 15, 2021 · At the heart of The Last Duel lies a historical mystery, still not definitively solved over 600 years later: was the noblewoman Marguerite de Carrouges raped by the squire Jacques Le Gris?

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   Oct 14, 2021 · Is The Last Duel based on a true story? In short, yes. The first two chapters of the three-act film, penned by Damon and Affleck, draw heavily on Jager’s research, recounting Marguerite’s rape...

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4. www.latimes.com › entertainment-arts › movies'The Last Duel' true story: What's fact and what's fiction ...

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   Oct 16, 2021 · Yes, ‘The Last Duel’ is a true story. Here’s what’s historical fact and fiction. Matt Damon as Sir Jean de Carrouges in 20th Century Studios’ “The Last Duel.”. Spoiler alert: The ...

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   The Last Duel: A True Story of Crime, Scandal, and Trial by Combat in Medieval France is a 2004 book by American author Eric Jager about one of the last officially recognized judicial duels fought in France. In 2021, director Ridley Scott adapted the book as a movie called The Last Duel.

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   Oct 14, 2021 · While this wasn’t actually the “last duel” in history, or even technically a duel at all (rather, a “judicial combat”), it is a true late-medieval story that’s preserved from multiple...

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   The Last Duel is a 2021 historical drama film [6] directed by Ridley Scott from a screenplay by Nicole Holofcener, Ben Affleck, and Matt Damon, based on the 2004 book The Last Duel: A True Story of Crime, Scandal, and Trial by Combat in Medieval France by Eric Jager.