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]] Malèna (2000) [imdb]

This movie passed 3 of 3 tests. It was entered by Iza on 2014-03-18 06:31:08.

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Iza said:
The lead character, Malèna, is the one being talked (gossiped, really) about by the other women in the film.
Message posted on 2014-03-18 06:31:08
Dwij disagreed with the rating and said:
None of the women who gossip about her are named. Anyway, this film is highly misogynistic when presenting the title character (exploiting her) as the Victim and other women as stereotypical, ugly 'bitches' who hate her.
Message posted on 2016-01-07 16:24:36
qwerty disagreed with the rating and said:
This should be a 1/3. The only named female characters are Malena and the prostitute Lupetta and they don't talk to each other.

Also I'm pretty sure that when the bitchy gossips talk about Malena, the subtext is that they're jealous that she steals their husbands' attention, which becomes clear when they beat her up and gloat they'll be the ones to satisfy their men.

But none of them are named, so it's still a 1/3.
Message posted on 2023-01-31 04:31:31

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