Passes the Bechdel test
Amadeus
1984. Directed by Miloš Forman, written by Peter Shaffer and Zdenek Mahler.
The Bechdel test
Bechdel score
3 / 3
Passes
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Yes
1. At least two women
43 women characters. 5 of them speak. -
Yes
2. Who talk to each other
In 3 scenes out of 174. -
Yes
3. About something besides a man
In those scenes, our script parser found no man named. See the scene.
Second opinion
Agree bechdeltest.com readers give it 3 out of 3.
The film
Antonio Salieri believes that Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's music is divine and miraculous. He wishes he was himself as good a musician as Mozart so that he can praise the Lord through composing. He began his career as a devout man who believes his success and talent as a composer are God's rewards for his piety. He's also content as the respected, financially well-off, court composer of Austrian Emperor Joseph II. But he's shocked to learn that Mozart is such a vulgar creature, and can't understand why God favored Mozart to be his instrument. Salieri's envy has made him an enemy of God whose greatness was evident in Mozart. He is ready to take revenge against God and Mozart for his own musical mediocrity.
- Released
- 19 Sep 1984
- Genres
- Biography, Drama, Music
- Rated
- PG
- IMDb
- 8.4 / 10
- Metascore
- 87 / 100
- Awards
- Won 8 Oscars. 47 wins & 19 nominations total
- Elsewhere
- View on IMDb
Starring, by lines spoken
- Women
- Men
- Not in the cast list
- Bigger name, more lines
- Mozart 347 lines, man
- Salieri 229 lines, man
- Constanze 142 lines, woman
- Joseph 94 lines, man
- Old Salieri 82 lines, man
- Schikaneder 56 lines, man
- Leopold 48 lines, man
- Orsini-Rosenberg 38 lines, man
- Vogler 34 lines, man
- Cavalieri 33 lines, woman
Full cast, 115 people
- F. Murray Abraham as Antonio Salieri
- Tom Hulce as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Elizabeth Berridge as Constanze Mozart
- Simon Callow as Emanuel Schikaneder
- Roy Dotrice as Leopold Mozart
- Christine Ebersole as Katerina Cavalieri
- Jeffrey Jones as Emperor Joseph II
- Charles Kay as Count Orsini-Rosenberg
- Kenny Baker as Parody Commendatore
- Lisbeth Bartlett as Papagena
- Barbara Bryne as Frau Weber
- Martin Cavani as Young Salieri
- Roderick Cook as Count Von Strack
- Milan Demjanenko as Karl Mozart
- Peter DiGesu as Francesco Salieri
- Richard Frank as Father Vogler
- Patrick Hines as Kappelmeister Bonno
- Nicholas Kepros as Archbishop Colloredo
- Philip Lenkowsky as Salieri's Servant
- Herman Meckler as Priest
- Jonathan Moore as Baron Van Swieten
- Cynthia Nixon as Lorl
- Brian Pettifer as Hospital Attendant
- Vincent Schiavelli as Salieri's Valet
- Douglas Seale as Count Arco
- Miroslav Sekera as Young Mozart
- John Strauss as Conductor
- Karl-Heinz Teuber as Wig Salesman
- Miro Grisa as Figaro in 'The Marriage of Figaro'
- Samuel Ramey as Figaro in 'The Marriage of Figaro' (singing voice)
- Helena Cihelníková as Countess in 'The Marriage of Figaro'
- Felicity Lott as Countess in 'The Marriage of Figaro' (singing voice)
- Karel Gult as Count Almaviva in 'The Marriage of Figaro'
- Richard Stilwell as Count Almaviva in 'The Marriage of Figaro' (singing voice)
- Zuzana Kadlecová as Susanna in 'The Marriage of Figaro'
- Isobel Buchanan as Susanna in 'The Marriage of Figaro' (singing voice)
- Magda Čelakovská as Cherubino in 'The Marriage of Figaro'
- Anne Howells as Cherubino in 'The Marriage of Figaro' (singing voice)
- Slavěna Drášilová as Barbarina in 'The Marriage of Figaro'
- Deborah Rees as Barbarina in 'The Marriage of Figaro' (singing voice)
- Eva Šenková as Marcellina in 'The Marriage of Figaro'
- Patricia Payne as Marcellina in 'The Marriage of Figaro' (singing voice)
- Leoš Kratochvíl as Basilio in 'The Marriage of Figaro'
- Alexander Oliver as Basilio in 'The Marriage of Figaro' (singing voice)
- Gino Zeman as Don Curzio in 'The Marriage of Figaro'
- Robin Leggate as Don Curzio in 'The Marriage of Figaro' (singing voice)
- Jaroslav Mikulín as Dr. Bartolo in 'The Marriage of Figaro'
- John Tomlinson as Dr. Bartolo in 'The Marriage of Figaro' (singing voice)
- Ladislav Krečmer as Antonio in 'The Marriage of Figaro'
- Willard White as Antonio in 'The Marriage of Figaro' (singing voice)
- Karel Fiala as Don Giovanni in 'Don Giovanni'
- Richard Stilwell as Don Giovanni in 'Don Giovanni' (singing voice)
- Jan Blažek as Commendatore in 'Don Giovanni'
- John Tomlinson as Commendatore in 'Don Giovanni' (singing voice)
- Zdeněk Jelen as Leporello in 'Don Giovanni'
- Willard White as Leporello in 'Don Giovanni' (singing voice)
- Suzanne Murphy as Cavalieri in 'Axur' (singing voice)
- Suzanne Murphy as Constanza in 'Abduction from the Seraglio' (singing voice)
- June Anderson as Queen of the Night in 'The Magic Flute' (singing voice)
- Milada Čechalová as Queen of the Night in 'The Magic Flute'
- Brian Kay as Papageno in 'The Magic Flute' (singing voice)
- Lisbeth Bartlett as Papagena in 'The Magic Flute'
- Gillian Fisher as Papagena in 'The Magic Flute' (singing voice)
- John Carrafa as Dancer
- Sara Clifford as Dancer
- Richard Colton as Dancer
- Shelley Freydont as Dancer
- Anne Glasner as Dancer
- Barbara Hoom as Dancer
- Mary Ann Kellogg as Dancer
- Raymond Kurshals as Dancer
- John Malashock as Dancer
- Jennifer Rawe as Dancer
- Tom Rawe as Dancer
- William Whitener as Dancer
- Hana Brejchová as Memeber of the Emperor's Family
- Miriam Chytilová as Sophie Weber
- Karel Effa as Leporello
- Radka Fidlerová as Soprano
- René Gabzdyl as Pasha
- Karel Hábl as Emperor's Spy
- Aťka Janoušková as Dwarf
- Marta Jarolímková as Princess Elisabeth
- Gabriela Krčková as Singer
- Vladimír Krouský as Dwarf
- Jiří Krytinář as Dwarf
- Jan Kuželka as Salieri's Chef
- Radka Kuchařová as Blonda
- Jiří Lír as Salzburg Man
- Lenka Loubalová as Singer
- Dagmar Mašková as Singer
- Ladislav Mikeš as Dwarf
- Jitka Molavcová as Actress
- Jana Musilová as Dwarf
- Vojtech Nalezenec as Musician
- Pavel Nový as Emperor's Spy
- Jiří Opsatko
- Jan Pohan as Emperor's Aide
- Tereza Pokorná-Herzová as Actress
- Ivan Pokorný as Man
- Milan Riehs as Hofmarschall
- Iva Šebková as Dwarf
- Zdeněk Sklenář as Dwarf
- Renata Vacková as Lady-in-waiting
- Jiří Vančura as Dwarf
- Dana Vávrová as Josefine Weber
- Petra Vogelová as Lady-in-waiting
- Josef Zeman as Dwarf
- Viktor Maurer as Wig Salesman (uncredited)
- Zdeněk Mahler as Cardinal (uncredited)
- Vladimír Svitáček as Pope Clement (uncredited)
- Karel Engel as Mental Hospital Orderly (uncredited)
- Antonín Kramerius as Mental Hospital Orderly (uncredited)
- Zbyněk Bruthans as Gravedigger (uncredited)
- Lubomír Havlák as Pedrille (uncredited)
Who talks, scene by scene
Lines of dialogue in every 4 scenes, start to finish. Women above the line, men below. 5% of lines come from characters we couldn't match to the cast list and aren't shown.
Women
Men
Scene 1 Scene 174
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Show the numbers
| Scenes | Women's lines | Men's lines |
|---|---|---|
| 1 to 4 | 0 | 15 |
| 5 to 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 to 12 | 0 | 45 |
| 13 to 16 | 0 | 6 |
| 17 to 20 | 0 | 4 |
| 21 to 24 | 0 | 3 |
| 25 to 28 | 19 | 19 |
| 29 to 32 | 0 | 9 |
| 33 to 36 | 0 | 14 |
| 37 to 40 | 3 | 48 |
| 41 to 44 | 16 | 79 |
| 45 to 48 | 3 | 4 |
| 49 to 52 | 18 | 31 |
| 53 to 56 | 14 | 31 |
| 57 to 60 | 1 | 39 |
| 61 to 64 | 21 | 29 |
| 65 to 68 | 8 | 23 |
| 69 to 72 | 8 | 6 |
| 73 to 76 | 5 | 29 |
| 77 to 80 | 15 | 52 |
| 81 to 84 | 6 | 46 |
| 85 to 88 | 2 | 19 |
| 89 to 92 | 25 | 27 |
| 93 to 96 | 6 | 4 |
| 97 to 100 | 3 | 2 |
| 101 to 104 | 0 | 80 |
| 105 to 108 | 0 | 40 |
| 109 to 112 | 0 | 18 |
| 113 to 116 | 0 | 3 |
| 117 to 120 | 0 | 15 |
| 121 to 124 | 4 | 17 |
| 125 to 128 | 0 | 7 |
| 129 to 132 | 30 | 62 |
| 133 to 136 | 6 | 20 |
| 137 to 140 | 16 | 39 |
| 141 to 144 | 7 | 10 |
| 145 to 148 | 2 | 7 |
| 149 to 152 | 6 | 38 |
| 153 to 156 | 4 | 77 |
| 157 to 160 | 0 | 0 |
| 161 to 164 | 0 | 9 |
| 165 to 168 | 16 | 7 |
| 169 to 172 | 0 | 11 |
| 173 to 174 | 0 | 5 |
The evidence
- Straight from the script
- Counted from the script and the credits
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Exhibit A: the passing scenes
The scene our parser counted as passing, word for word.
MADAME WEBER: Call Herr Mozart! You call Herr Mozart immediately! This is insupportable! CONSTANZE: Mother, please! MADAME WEBER: Go ahead, Constanze. Just ignore this fellow. Go ahead, dear!
CAVALIERI: I assume she's the virtuoso in that department. There can't be any other reason you'd marry someone like that. CAVALIERI: Come in! CONSTANZE: Excuse me, Wolfi. Mama is not feeling very well. Can we leave now?
LORL: They'll be paid for by a great admirer or yours who wishes to remain anon - anonymous. CONSTANZE: What do you mean? What admirer? LORL: I can't tell you that, ma'am.
CONSTANZE: Well, this is none of your business. Whoever sent you is going to pay, no? LORL: That's right, ma'am.
Exhibit B: every 100 lines
Out of every 100 lines with a known speaker, 20 are women's.
264 lines from women, 1049 from men.
- Women
- Men
Exhibit C: who's in it
43 women and 72 men in the cast. 5 women and 22 men from it get lines.
Characters
With lines
- Women
- Men
Exhibit D: who gets heard
The first woman speaks at line 77 of 1,376.
The longest stretch with no woman speaking runs 171 lines.
Every line of dialogue, first to last
- First line by a woman
- Longest stretch with no woman speaking
Words spoken
Women speak 18% of the words (2,674), men 82% (12,589). Women have 20% of the lines, so their lines run shorter than men's.
Exhibit E: the test the other way
Two named men talk to each other about something besides a woman. It passes the reverse test.
Conversations between two named characters
Two women
7
Two men
71
Exhibit F: behind the camera
4 of the 10 people in these jobs are women.
Across the whole crew, 28% of the people whose gender is listed are women.
- Directed by
- Miloš Forman (man)
- Written by
- Peter Shaffer (man)
- Produced by
- Saul Zaentz (man)
- Shot by
- Miroslav Ondříček (man)
- Edited by
- Michael Chandler (man), Nena Danevic (woman)
- Production design by
- Patrizia von Brandenstein (woman)
- Costumes by
- Theodor Pištěk (man)
- Cast by
- Maggie Cartier (woman), Mary Goldberg (woman)
The crew, department by department
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Sound
12 women, 31 men, 2 not listed
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Production
13 women, 13 men
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Camera
0 women, 19 men
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Art
1 women, 12 men
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Costume & Make-Up
4 women, 9 men
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Editing
6 women, 3 men, 1 not listed
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Directing
2 women, 7 men
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Lighting
0 women, 4 men
- Women
- Men
- Gender not listed on TMDB
Exhibit G: how old the stars were
Women: 27 on average. Men: 44 on average.
The top-billed cast, at the film's release.
Women
Elizabeth Berridge 22, Christine Ebersole 31
Men
Tom Hulce 30, Simon Callow 35, Jeffrey Jones 37, F. Murray Abraham 44, Kenny Baker 50, Charles Kay 54, Roy Dotrice 61
Exhibit H: the money
It made 5.0 times what it cost.
- Budget
- $18 million
- Box office
- $90 million
From TMDB, not adjusted for inflation.
About this analysis
Our parser read the script: 174 scenes and 1,376 lines of dialogue. The bechdeltest.com rating comes from that site’s readers. How the test works
