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The Last Duel

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Directed by Ridley Scott
Produced by Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Ridley Scott, Kevin J. Walsh, Jennifer Fox, and Nicole Holofcener
Screenplay by Nicole Holofcener, Ben Affleck, and Matt Damon Based on the book The Last Duel: A True Story of Trial by Combat in Medieval France by Eric Jager
With: Matt Damon, Adam Driver, Jodie Comer, Harriet Walter, Ben Affleck, Alex Lawther, Marton Csokas, William Houston, Oliver Cotton, Aurélien Lorgnier, Nathaniel Parker, and Tallulah Haddon
Cinematography: Dariusz Wolski
Editing: Claire Simpson
Music: Harry Gregson-Williams
Runtime: 152 min
Release Date: 15 October 2021
Aspect Ratio: 2.39 : 1
Color: Color
Twitter Capsule:
Historical tale of Medieval misogyny features as many awkward misses as palpable hits--equally entertaining & unpleasant; subtle & heavyhanded--but the Rashomon structure is smartly utilized for a different purpose than Kurosawa's classic: an intimate epic centred on personal truth not public testimony.