(Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bechdel_test)
I heard about the Bechdel Test on ABC radio National the other day and I struggled to think of a single recent film that met the criteria: A film that has two women in it… who talk to each other… about something other than men.
Maybe Thelma & Louise and that was a few years ago and look what happened to them!? (and come to think about it, they talked rather a lot about men (Brad Pitt, rotten husbands…)
What would be on your list that meets the criteria and let’s face it, it’s quite a low benchmark!
Some Swedish movie theatres are basing their film choices on this test… what a great idea! These films might tell women’s stories. Even better idea!
Let me know!
Pamela Sutton-Legaud CFRE MBA 