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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 became available for streaming on HBO Max on January 14, 2022. According to the streaming aggregator JustWatch, The Last Duel was the 2nd most watched film across all platforms in the United States, during the week ending January 16, 2022.
- 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...
Based on actual events, the film unravels long-held assumptions about France's last sanctioned duel between Jean de Carrouges and Jacques Le Gris, two friends turned bitter rivals.
- (296)
- Ridley Scott
- R
- Matt Damon
May 30, 2021 · The Last Duel Release Date Is Set For October 15, 2021. The Last Duel, which is being distributed by Disney’s 20th Century Studios, will land in theaters Friday, October 15, 2021, a...
- Philip Sledge
Oct 16, 2021 · Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Jodie Comer and Nicole Holofcener break down what's true and what's invented in Ridley Scott's historical epic 'The Last Duel.'
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R. 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.
