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![]() ![]() In his personal life, Le Gris had a reputation as a philanderer. 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 funds and the servants were out for the day with Marguerite’s mother-in-law.ĭespite the lack of witnesses, Le Gris certainly had motive and opportunity. Read more: The 23 Most Anticipated Movies of Fall 2021Ī duel as the last resort to settle a life-or-death dispute Jodie Comer as Marguerite de Carrouges in 'The Last Duel' Patrick Redmond-© 2021 20th Century StudiosĪccording to Marguerite, Le Gris (played in the film by Adam Driver) traveled to her family’s chateau in Capomesnil where she was staying on Januand raped her. ![]() While The Last Duel offers some vindication to Marguerite, all that came next-the story of how her life was recorded and reshaped in the historical record-reveals both how easily marginalized voices can be removed from history even by historical figures we respect and how long it can take to restore those voices to their proper place. ![]() Based on the 2004 book of the same name by Eric Jager, a professor of English at the University of California, Los Angeles and a specialist in medieval literature, the film uses its titular event-the last judicial duel in French history, held in Paris in December 1386-to delve deeply into the Middle Ages’ complex politics of gender, female agency, religious morality and sexual ethics.Īt 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? But beyond the mystery itself is the surprising way that Marguerite’s story was transformed and all but erased in the centuries after the events of the film, reinterpreted to serve intellectual agendas with little consideration for the life at the center of the tale. ![]() “Do you swear on your life that what you say is true?” This question, posed to Marguerite de Carrouges ( Jodie Comer), encapsulates the true history behind The Last Duel, director Ridley Scott’s new film opening in theaters Oct. Warning: This post contains spoilers for The Last Duel. ![]()
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