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

[[0]] Conversations with Other Women (2005) [imdb]

This movie passed 0 of 3 tests. It was entered by schwarta on 2009-12-28 03:55:31.

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Ghaz said:
Well there's an ironic title.
Message posted on 2010-05-12 03:33:01
Christin said:
To its defense, there are really only two characters at all.
Message posted on 2010-05-18 18:41:56
elisso disagreed with the rating and said:
I totally agree with Christin - it's insane to grade this movie according to the test as it is as much about women as it is about men, being a dialogue between 1 man and 1 woman (despite the title which leads us to the idea that we are different persons at different ages; it is womEN because the female character is the one who enacts this idea by taking THE decision that marks the difference).
Message posted on 2010-06-10 22:33:40
Roxann said:
The fact that there are only two characters does not mean the movie passes the test. It's a very understandable reason, and for that reason I wouldn't call it sexist, but the fact remains that this is yet another film in which two women with names don't talk to each other.
If there were a movie with only one character at all, and she was a woman, it wouldn't pass the test. The point is to have women interacting.
Message posted on 2011-06-12 01:23:14

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