Bechdel Test Movie List

/bech·del test/ n.
1. It has to have at least two [named] women in it
2. Who talk to each other
3. About something besides a man

[[3]] Smithereens (1982) [imdb]

This movie passed 3 of 3 tests. It was entered by jptxs on 2011-04-29 18:04:34.

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jptxs said:
The match is strained according to the named qualities, but the spirit of the match is strong. The lead is a woman, Wren, and the whole story is hers. the story is directed and produced by women and tells a classic narcissist tale with a female lead. While many of the conversations are about men for the half of the time, the men are objects in this movie. The men are a means to end - money, travel, fame. Seems like this fits the real feminist idea of a woman's story told by women even though the woman is not that admirable.
Message posted on 2011-04-29 18:04:35
Allison disagreed with the rating and said:
I feel like this fails the test because the conversations are about men and with unnamed women. It doesn't pass because it's a feminist film if it still fails the actual test, as the Bechdel test isn't a test of whether the film is GOOD or FEMINIST. (Especially since the original idea of the test was that mainstream films are alienating to queer women specifically.)
Message posted on 2016-10-18 17:32:44

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