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]] Martyrs (2008) [imdb]

This movie passed 3 of 3 tests. It was entered by Jane on 2010-07-28 11:44:49.

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Jane said:
The movie is about two women (moreso the latter) who don't talk about men, at all. They don't talk very much, but they *do* talk enough, and they only really speak to one another. They talk about a couple, but that doesn't really count as "men". Also, it's an incredibly movie.
Message posted on 2010-07-28 11:44:49
Chris Reynolds said:
The couple are talked about individually, and regardless of this, the two main women, Anna and Lucie, often discuss Anna's mental state and cleaning the house among other things. It also fails the reverse Bechdel test: there are only two named men: Antoine and Etienne. Both appear only briefly and never meet. Even if you count Antoine's unnamed father he only speaks to Antoine about Antoine's sister or gets a line in edgeways during a conversation between Antoine and his mother. All other conversations are either between women or between a man and a woman.
Message posted on 2013-07-16 19:20:40

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