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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]] Mrs. Pollifax - Spy (1971) [imdb]

This movie passed 3 of 3 tests (although dubious). It was entered by Xav on 2012-03-23 01:19:03.

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Xav said:
This B-movie is worth noting because it marked the final big screen film in the career of a strong female leading lady, Rosalind Russell. The only female characters who interact with this sixtysomething female James Bond (so she imagines) are a tourist whose suitcase she grabs by mistake, and a Mexican hotel maid asking her if/when she plans on leaving--mere extras, really. But although this film barely passes all three requirements, it portrays a smart woman well into her golden years who saves the day! RR adapted the screenplay herself (under a pseudonym) from the first in a series of popular Pollifax novels.
Message posted on 2012-03-23 01:19:04
trina B disagreed with the rating and said:
well, strong woman though she may be, they have to be named characters, and they have to have a conversation. brief interactions hardly count as conversations relevant to the plot of a movie. I would give it a 1/3
Message posted on 2013-06-27 19:36:14

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