. The more complicated her story, the more vulnerable it was to challenge; including Adam Louvel in the charges simply added to her burden of proof. But this was not included in the film. Carrouges wife, Marguerite (Jodie Comer). Matt Damon, Adam Driver and Jodie Comer star in Ridley Scotts return to historical epic form, written by Damon, Ben Affleck and Nicole Holofcener. Read more: 15 Unsung Moments From American History That Historians Say You Should Know About. That resonates. The two combatants sat their horses very prettily, writes Froissart, for both were skilled in arms. Like, I couldnt have gotten there. The squire then threw her onto a bed but could not hold her down without help from Louvel, who rushed back into the room on Le Gris orders to help his friend subdue and finally rape Marguerite. While the film might appear to be Hollywood fiction, it is actually based on accounts of what happened following a heinous assault on Carrouges' wife. The Last Duel: A True Story of Crime, Scandal, and Trial by Combat in John-Paul Heil is a Ph.D candidate in early modern history at the University of Chicago and an adjunct professor of history and the liberal arts at Mount St. Marys University in Maryland. And not just any death. Jean de Carrouges and Jacques le Gris fought out their case before a vast crowd and a fascinated King Charles VI. I came in after Matt and Ben decided to do it this way, but they wanted to make it a little more gray. Instead, Elema explains, authorities overseeing trials typically imposed a settlement after the fighters had exchanged a few blows. Jodie Comers powerful performance not only does justice to the woman shes portraying, but also makes her a strong contender for this years awards season. And one includes the ladys penitential retreat to a convent, while the other omits this finale. In accord with ancient tradition, she would be burned alive as a false accuser. Some wrote, as Jager recounts in Laphams Quarterly, that Jean only won because Le Gris slipped on his opponents blood. Others wrote about a supposed deathbed confession by a felon who, having a last-minute change of heart, admitted that he, not Le Gris, had raped Marguerite. Shortly before Jean departed for Paris, he and Le Gris confronted one another in the court of Count Pierre dAlenon (played by Ben Affleck); Le Gris learned around this time that Jean would be leaving Marguerite alone. They truly believed God would make happen whatever was the fair thing to happen, so it would . But the doubts greeting Marguerites scandalous story, the initial rejection of her claims in court, and the shadow cast over her reputation by the later chronicle accounts are not so different from the skepticism and prejudice faced by more recent victims of sexual assault.
