Bechdel-Wallace Test
- Does the movie have at least two named female characters?
- Yes. There’s Shosanna Dreyfus/Emmanuelle Mimieux, Bridge von Hammersmark, and Francesca Mondino,
- Do the female characters talk to each other on-screen?
- No . . . sort of. Francesca translates for Joseph Goebbels in a conversation with Shosanna. Thus, while these women are talking to each other, its really Goebbels Shosanna has the conversation with; Francesca is merely a go-between.
- Does their conversation revolve around something other than a man?
- N/A.
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Further Analysis
Does the movie have at least one female employed behind-the-scenes in a position of power (director, executive producer, producer, or writer)?
- Yes, Erica Steinberg is an executive producer.
- Are the named female characters in leading or supporting roles?
- This is an ensemble movie, but Shosanna and Bridget have the largest roles.
- How important is the female-female conversation to the overall plot?
- N/A
Final Verdict:
Hollywood So Male? 