This movie passed 3 of 3 tests (although dubious). It was entered by luminum on 2013-04-17 16:00:23.
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The question here is whether a prominent and meaningful character like the Nurse counts as a named female character? In the traditional sense, no. The only named female characters are Lady Montague (who never speaks with another woman), Lady Capulet, and Juliet. But "Nurse" here is an epithet for the character, rather than a generic description for a non-essential character.
If we examine the lines between Lady Capulet and Juliet in the film, it doesn't pass because she only talks to her about Paris and whether Juliet fancies him enough to marry him.
She does say one line to Juliet that is not about Paris at the end. The servent tells her the guests are arriving and she says she will follow. She turns to Juliet and ends their conversation with, "Juliet, blah!"
Another dubious scene is when Juliet is disowned by her father for loving Romeo, and Juliet turns to her mother and asks her not to cast her away, to delay the wedding, or she will die (like Tybalt), to which Lady Capulet responds not to speak with her and do whatever she wants because she wants nothing else to do with her.
When Juliet is about to enact her plan, her mother comes in and they exchange good nights. THis could be dubious because it's generally about Juliet needing her rest before tomorrow's wedding to Paris, but the scene in the film serves more to illustrate that Lady Capulet still does care for her daughter, despite the difficulties going on.
If we count the Nurse, then the film passes without a doubt.
Compared to the play, they've cut out a scene between Juliet, the Nurse, and Lady Capulet about Juliet asking her to help her gather belongings for her plan to "absolve" herself at the church, and her mother tells her that she has plenty of time. Scenes between the Nurse and Lady Capulet discovering and discussing Juliet's "death" are likewise cut.
![[[3]]](/static/pass.png "[There are two or more women in this movie and they talk to each other about something other than a man, although dubious]")
Romeo + Juliet (1996)
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If we examine the lines between Lady Capulet and Juliet in the film, it doesn't pass because she only talks to her about Paris and whether Juliet fancies him enough to marry him.
She does say one line to Juliet that is not about Paris at the end. The servent tells her the guests are arriving and she says she will follow. She turns to Juliet and ends their conversation with, "Juliet, blah!"
Another dubious scene is when Juliet is disowned by her father for loving Romeo, and Juliet turns to her mother and asks her not to cast her away, to delay the wedding, or she will die (like Tybalt), to which Lady Capulet responds not to speak with her and do whatever she wants because she wants nothing else to do with her.
When Juliet is about to enact her plan, her mother comes in and they exchange good nights. THis could be dubious because it's generally about Juliet needing her rest before tomorrow's wedding to Paris, but the scene in the film serves more to illustrate that Lady Capulet still does care for her daughter, despite the difficulties going on.
If we count the Nurse, then the film passes without a doubt.
Compared to the play, they've cut out a scene between Juliet, the Nurse, and Lady Capulet about Juliet asking her to help her gather belongings for her plan to "absolve" herself at the church, and her mother tells her that she has plenty of time. Scenes between the Nurse and Lady Capulet discovering and discussing Juliet's "death" are likewise cut.