"The last duel" and the eternal question of consent

Matt Damon in "The Last Duel" by Ridley Scott.

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Text by: Sophie Torlotin Follow

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He directed "Alien", "Thelma and Louise" or "Gladiator".

This Wednesday, October 13, Ridley Scott is releasing his 26th feature film in theaters in France.

“The Last Duel”, a big show film, features Hollywood stars Matt Damon, Ben Affleck and Adam Driver, and takes place in medieval France.

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The last duel

is based on a true story.

This mention, so common nowadays in the cinema, is nevertheless intriguing for this film which takes place in 14th century France.

Ridley Scott recreates a confrontation of two knights, organized in 1386. The Judgment of God is supposed to punish the liar with death.

Jean de Carrouges indeed accuses his former friend, Jacques Le Gris, of having raped his wife ...

At 83 years old, Ridley Scott realizes a medieval epic, made of noise and fury, clatter of weapons and spectacular tournament.

presents three versions of the facts: that of the husband, played by Matt Damon, that of the rapist alias Adam Driver, and to finish the story of the victim, wonderfully interpreted by Jodie Comer.

There is no doubt about the rape.

The outcome of the duel, however, is uncertain.

And this resolutely feminist blockbuster clearly shows the eternal and universal dimension of the notion of consent.

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