Bechdel Test Movie List

Pass. Ninotchka and Grand Duchess Swana discuss the jewelry, the nobility and the revolution several times.

Agree with Andrew's critique. Ninotchka and Swana discuss fashion (and other topics as well).

I agree with Andrew and Kyle. The rating should be changed Ninotcha and Swana's discussion is long and they talk many different topics not only Leon.

The three other commenters are completely correct. Ninotchka (the main title character) and another main female character, Swana (Russian dethroned Grand Duchess-in-exile), argue about Russia's recent political upheavals and current relationship with France, represented by the fate of a set of Russian royal jewels (the pivotal plot device) that once belonged to the Grand Duchess Swana. When Ninotchka reminds her that the police will "ask you how you got them," the Duchess claims, "They were given to me by my mother; they were given to her by her mother. In fact, their mine. You can't steal what belongs to you." Ninotchka replies, "They always belonged to the Russian people. They paid for them with their blood, their lives, and you will give them back." Then they go on to debate the legalities of ownership in an extensive scene. A definitive pass!

I've updated the rating from 2/3 to 3/3.