Jodie Comer: “The Last Duel”

"The Last Duel", the bloody, R-rated 2021 historical drama feature directed by Ridley Scott ("Gladiator"), based on the book by Eric Jager, stars Jodie Comer, Matt Damon, Adam Driver and Ben Affleck, now streaming for free on Tubi:

"...the film tells the true story of the recorded December 29, 1386 trial, by combat, between the 'war-fighter’  knight 'Jean de Carrouges' (Damon) and the lustful squire 'Jacques Le Gris' (Driver).

"Duty-bound Carrouges had accused Le Gris of attacking his wife 'Marguerite de Carrouges', née 'de Thibouville' (Comer) while he was away…

"...and he went to ‘King Charles VI' seeking an appeal to the decision handed down by the decadent liar ‘Count Pierre d'Alençon' (Affleck)…

"...who Carrouges believed favored Le Gris. 

"Whichever combatant is still alive at the end of the duel would be declared the winner as a sign of God's will. 

“If Jean de Carrouges lost the duel, Marguerite de Carrouges would be burned at the stake as punishment for perjuring herself with a false  accusation..."

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