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THE LAST DUEL Based on the true story of the last legally sanctioned duel in France that occurred in Normandy in the 1380s, The Last Duel is an a-list epic with true depth. Starring Matt Damon and Ben Affleck, Adam Driver, and Jodie Comer, and directed by Ridley Scott, the film is insanely entertaining and sensationally satisfying, all while broaching a subject matter that is deeply upsetting. I mean, it’s a film that is so much more entertaining than, really, any movie about sexual violence perhaps has any right to be, but that how’s great a director Scott is and how incredibly thoughtful, nuanced, and illuminating of a script — co-written by Affleck, Damon, and Nicole Holofcener — it is. Even with Damon’s worst-in-a-generation mullet, Affleck’s bleach blonde facial hair (think Fred Durst) and pageboy haircut, along with accents that I guess you could call British-French adjacent, within the context of the film’s world, these otherwise jarring, goofy, and ridiculous touches don’t cause you to skip a beat. The film’s prologue sets the scene for the titular duel as Affleck and Driver don their armor and prep their horses, and the crowd gathers. It then shifts to an incredibly inspired storytelling device that flashes back to what led to this moment, not one, not two, but three separate times. By employing this Rashomon-style technique, Scott gives us something so much more richly textured and revealing of human nature and perception. A true triple-hander, the three chapters of the film are titled “the truth according to … ” each of the three main characters: Damon’s Jean de Carrouges; his former friend, Jacques le Gris (Driver); and his wife, Marguerite (Comer). The first chapter lays the groundwork and can take a bit of acclimation, but by the second chapter, you’ll be hooked — that’s how many layers the various retellings bring to our understanding of the characters and their relationships. Each glance, each moment you see played out multiple times is a resonant experience. And by the time you get to Marguerite’s version of events, you’ll be floored. The payoff is immense. It’s a fascinating exercise as we ponder not only how these characters see each other, but how they perceive themselves. Carrouges’s version of events goes first, and he seems to be a brave and honorable man and devoted husband, while le Gris is the roustabout libertine who sucked up to the right powerful man. But then things shift, and perceptions give way to a dumb, dull, and sniveling Carrouges and a smart, savvy, and hardworking le Gris. There is so much to dissect between le Gris and Carrouges as money and power turn the friends to foes. But then Marguerite, and her brutal rape, enter the chat, and the story truly becomes something else. It must be noted that the film takes an unambiguous stance about the black rape, = from everyone’s perspective. And it also acknowledges that Marguerite’s story is THE TRUTH; thosecolor words linger longer on = black = pantone 556c the screen than in the previous chapters.
Comer is masterful, deftly demonstrating her character’s inner strength and smarts. With only a few details, she offers a complete portrait of her character — born to a disgraced noble father, married off for her dowry — and all the indignities she must patiently endure. After the rape, Marguerite demands justice, not quite realizing it doesn’t exist for women. Her husband opts for a duel to the death, leaving the decision of whether or not she is telling the truth in “God’s hands.” He makes this decision not so much to defend her honor but as an excuse to get revenge on his enemy. Yet if her husband loses, she will be shamed, tortured, and burned at the stake. She is, after all, nothing more than property in the eyes of the law. As one character explains early in the film, “There is no right; only the power of men.” Marguerite was probably better off not saying anything. And for a setting so far removed from modernity, it proves bracingly relevant. Marguerite is told rape cannot cause pregnancy, which is, unfortunately, a statement not far removed from those made by legislators today. The Last Duel’s critique is not only limited to rape culture but also religion, nobility, and of course, the patriarchy in general. The film is one long lesson in the ridiculousness of a system of living that is built upon an unending cycle of war — men being sent to their deaths in the name of other powerful men, swearing their life and loyalty to a king who is nothing more than a clueless 16-yearold boy — and the hollowness of religion. Yet for such heavy topics, a darkly humorous streak runs throughout the film, especially in le Gris and Carrouges’ chapters. Affleck is perfection as Count Pierre de Alencon, a debaucherous hedonist prone to throwing orgies. He takes the lothario le Gris under his wing, spurring Carrouges, because he is simply “no f**cking fun!”
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the paradigm. And thanks to the profound subtlety of Holofcener’s voice, you see how women bear all the pain, burden, and injustices of these “heroic men.”
