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Oct 14, 2021 · A new film from Ridley Scott dramatizes the 1386 trial by combat of a medieval man accused of a horrific crime
- Meilan Solly
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.
Oct 1, 2021 · The Last Duel is set in 14th-century France, specifically the year 1386. By this point in time, trial by combat was no longer a common practice. That said, burning a woman at the stake for...
Oct 15, 2021 · The Last Duel feature a trial by combat involving Jean de Carrouges (Matt Damon), a French knight, and Jacques Le Gris (Adam Driver), a squire.
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- Joshua St. Clair
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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.
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The story tells of the 29 December 1386 trial by combat (duel) in which the Norman knight Jean de Carrouges dueled Jacques Le Gris, at the time a squire. Carrouges had accused Le Gris of raping his wife, Marguerite de Carrouges, née de Thibouville, some months before.
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Oct 14, 2021 · The Last Duel, which is out this weekend and stars Matt Damon, Adam Driver, and Jodie Comer, offers a gorgeous, vibrant, and devastatingly dark rendering of an actual trial by combat in Paris...
