The Last Duel

The Last Duel

King Charles VI declares that Knight Jean de Carrouges settle his dispute with his squire, Jacques Le Gris, by challenging him to a duel.

  • Released: 2021-10-13
  • Runtime: 153 minutes
  • Genre: Action, Drama, History
  • Stars: Jodie Comer, Matt Damon, Adam Driver, Ben Affleck, Marton Csokas, Harriet Walter, Clare Dunne, Zeljko Ivanek, Nathaniel Parker, Michael McElhatton, Alex Lawther, Zoé Bruneau, Ian Pirie, William Houston, Sam Hazeldine, Brian F. Mulvey, Caoimhe O'Malley, Clive Russell, Julian Firth, Serena Kennedy, Bosco Hogan, Kevin McGahern, Simone Collins, Paul Bandey, Thomas Silberstein, Florian Hutter, Daniel Horn, Corinne Delacour, Tallulah Haddon, Estelle Baldassin, Oliver Cotton, Bryony Hannah, Adam Nagaitis, John Kavanagh, Christian Erickson, Quentin Ogier, Martin Vaughan Lewis, Stephen Brennan, Adam Goodwin, Sylvain Lablée, Chloé Lindau, Oliver Cotton, Aurélien Lorgnier, Thomas Silberstein, Adam Goodwin, Ian Pirie, Daniel Horn, Michael McElhatton, Sam Hazeldine, Clive Russell, Julian Firth, Sylvain Lablée, Zoé Bruneau, Chloé Lindau, Adam Nagaitis, Elise Caprice, Fiona Maherault Valinski, Tassia Martin, Camille Mutin, Caoimhe O'Malley, John Kavanagh, Zeljko Ivanek, Simone Collins, Clare Dunne, Christian Erickson, Alex Blanchard, Gin Minelli, Cécilia Steiner, Serena Kennedy, Quentin Ogier, Paul Bandey, Martin Vaughan Lewis, Brontis Jodorowsky, Peter Hudson, Alexander Pattie, Dimitri Michelsen, Stephen Brennan, Colin David Reese, Bosco Hogan, Kyle Hixon, Florian Hutter, Sam Chemoul, Jim Roche, Martin Gogarty, Ronan Leonard, Shane Lynch, Peter Kirkby, Kevin McGahern, Lorris Chevalier, Mark Atkin, Janet Grene, Chloe Harris, Karl Hogan, Tyrone Kearns, Brian Manning, Brian F. Mulvey, Fady Naguib
  • Director: Ridley Scott
 Comments
  • WitheringFlowers - 7 May 2024
    An interesting and thought provoking film
    I watched this movie a few months ago on an airplane. It left a long-lasting impression on me. The film delivers the plot from the very different perspectives of its three main characters.

    The story happend in late 14th century. Marguerite, the lead female character, was brutally raped by his husband's former friend Gris and did not want to stay silent. The husband, Carrouges, felt the incident an insult on his honor and wanted justice for himself. The rapist Gris had the illusion that Marguerite was interested in him and seduced him. So, he refused to admit he committed the crime. Carroughes and Gris eventually went to have a duel to resolve the matter. Gris was killed in the duel, which then was regarded as a sign that God sided with Carrouge and hence Marguerite was innocent.

    As a modern human being that grow up in an east asian country, the film did a wonderful job of explaining the European society in that old age to me through each character's view of what had happened. It was really shocking to see the absurd logic of 14th century's public beliefs and the complete disrespect of female right in those days.

    The movie masterfully keeps the tension of the story through the entire movie. And what is very interesting is that it makes the audiences actually feel happy for Marguerite when the rolling text at the end of the movie says her husband died several years later after the duel. This is so different from those cheesy love stories where a couple defeat their enemy and live happily ever after. The Last Duel makes you realize that the oppression on women not only came from rapists, but also came from their own husbands and family members.
  • clairebwfc - 16 March 2024
    Loved the film!
    Obviously rape wasn't considered as rape back in the day! However come to think of it pretty sure men think the same now!!

    However I really enjoyed this film on so many levels, the characters and the way the story was executed, the acting! The actors are all stand out!

    Thoroughly enjoyed this film from the actors to the cinematography to the story line , to the characters to everything. It was excellent.

    Not sure i'll watch again very soon but maybe in a few years which I Look forward too Jodie comer what's fantastic, as was Adam driver and Matt Damon.

    I definitely recommend this film X X x x x.