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]] Torn Curtain (1966) [imdb]

This movie passed 3 of 3 tests (although dubious). It was entered by SysterSara on 2014-04-12 22:18:53.

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SysterSara said:
In one scene Sarah Sherman and the Countess Kuchinska briefly talk about needing directions, but it's just a couple of lines before including (male) Professor Armstrong in the conversation.
Message posted on 2014-04-12 22:18:53
mat said:
In the conversation referred to by SysterSara, Sherman merely grunts:
K: Excuse me please, you wish informations?
S: Um
K: À votre service mademoiselle
However, she does manage language in a subsequent micro-exchange in the coffee-house concerning the sponsor process:
K: Do you understand me my girl?
S: Y yes, but- [her coffee arrives]

And that's it - so yes, another 3/3 scrape-through... The rest of the exchange goes through Armstrong - a good reflection of Sherman's general passivity in the film.
Message posted on 2024-04-05 04:28:03

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