VENICE, Sept 11 — Whether a noblewoman lied about being raped is the catalyst for a bloody duel to the death between medieval noblemen in Ridley Scott’s new film starring Matt Damon and Ben Affleck., which is loosely based on true events, is both an action film and commentary on sexual politics, as it searches for vestiges of contemporary MeToo sensibility in 14th-century France, where a woman accused her husband’s friend and fellow courtier of rape.
“An all-star cast and some showstoppingly horrible hair can’t save Ridley Scott’s medieval epic,” wroteSpeaking to reporters ahead of the film’s premiere Friday at the Venice Film Festival, Affleck said he found the story of a young wife who speaks out about the rape “important and powerful”. “To have somebody who has been done a great injustice and goes to great lengths to seek justice at great risk to themselves.”
Key scenes, most importantly the rape, are shown three times, representing the three diverging perspectives of De Carrouges, his nemesis Jacques LeGris and Marguerite , and shedding light on the inability of the male characters to see their actions clearly.
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