Drive by Nicolas Winding Refn (2011)

(poster by Grzegorz Domaradzki)

The Baby of Mâcon by Peter Greenaway (1993)

The Battle of Algiers by Gillo Pontecorvo (1966)

femfreq:

It’s been a few years since I’ve checked in with The Bechdel Test for Women in Movies so I thought it would be a good time to look in on Hollywood and see if there’s been any substantial improvement in women’s representations on the big screen. In this updated video, I go through the 2011 films nominated for Best Picture at the 84th annual Academy Awards and see how they measure up to the Bechdel Test.

Keep watching because I also propose a small addendum to help clarify the spirit of the test and provide a solution on how Hollywood can fix the glaring problem that the Bechdel Test exposes. I’ll also address the question, “What about the reverse test?” and I’ll show an alternative test that has been adapted by critics to identify the presence of people of colour in films. Sprinkled throughout this video I offer a few movie recommendations.

For more information, links and a full transcript visit  http://www.feministfrequency.com

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Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives by Apichatpong Weerasethakul (2010)

Synecdoche New York by Charlie Kaufman (2008) 

Pierrot le Fou by Jean-Luc Godard (1965)

Belle de Jour by Luis Buñuel (1967)

Diary of a Chambermaid by Luis Bunuel (1964)

Fargo by Joel and Ethan Coen (1996)

The Draughtsman’s Contract by Peter Greenaway (1982)

mgisele:

Jeanne Moreau Ascenseur pour l’échafaud Test shots

The Travelling Players by Theo Angelopoulos (1975)

Theodore Angelopoulos (1935-2012)

The greatest living filmmaker died yesterday at 76 in car accident.

The Sweep of History short article on his cinema in Sight and Sound magazine.