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]] Day Night Day Night (2006) [imdb]

This movie passed 3 of 3 tests (although dubious). It was entered by FictionIsntReal on 2014-10-12 01:43:26.

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FictionIsntReal said:
None of the characters in this movie are actually named, although the fake identity "Leah Cruz" is rehearsed. However, the main character is the first listed in the credits as "She", who has a conversation with "Bombmaker's Assistant" about the bomb ("Bombmaker" himself is deaf and must speak to his assistant with sign language). She also talks with a woman at a Chinese food place. She calls collect saying "It's me" and a man and woman (presumably her parents whom she falsely claimed were dead) respond asking how Chicago is for "you girls", although She does not respond to them. Additionally, the girls in the bathroom discuss haunting each other if one's funeral is not up to snuff, but since they are all credited with the same name that presumably fails the spirit of the first test. This movie may fail the reverse-Bechdel test: we don't get to hear men have a conversation with each other.
Message posted on 2014-10-12 01:43:26

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