Passes the Bechdel test
Amélie
2002. Directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet, written by Guillaume Laurant and Jean-Pierre Jeunet.
The Bechdel test
Bechdel score
3 / 3
Passes
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Yes
1. At least two women
28 women characters. 11 of them speak. -
Yes
2. Who talk to each other
In 1 scene out of 1. -
Yes
3. About something besides a man
In that scene, our script parser found no man named. See the scene.
Second opinion
Agree bechdeltest.com readers give it 3 out of 3.
The film
Young Amélie Poulain works in a Paris café, lives alone, and surreptitiously helps people. Whether it's secretly returning the childhood treasures of a middle-aged man or matchmaking for the lovelorn, Amélie gives fate a helping hand. Her world takes a new, exciting turn when she meets Nino.
- Released
- 08 Feb 2002
- Genres
- Comedy, Romance
- Rated
- R
- IMDb
- 8.2 / 10
- Metascore
- 70 / 100
- Awards
- Nominated for 5 Oscars. 60 wins & 74 nominations total
- Elsewhere
- View on IMDb
Starring, by lines spoken
- Women
- Men
- Not in the cast list
- Bigger name, more lines
- Amelie 93 lines, woman
- Dufayel 41 lines, man
- Nino 32 lines, man
- Voice Over 30 lines
- Georgette 23 lines, woman
- Gina 20 lines, woman
- Lucien 19 lines, man
- Joseph 17 lines, man
- Suzanne 17 lines, woman
- The Concierge 14 lines, woman
Full cast, 74 people
- Audrey Tautou as Amélie Poulain
- Mathieu Kassovitz as Nino Quincampoix
- Rufus as Raphaël Poulain
- Serge Merlin as Raymond Dufayel
- Jamel Debbouze as Lucien
- Clotilde Mollet as Gina
- Claire Maurier as Suzanne
- Isabelle Nanty as Georgette
- Dominique Pinon as Joseph
- Artus de Penguern as Hipolito
- Yolande Moreau as Madeleine Wallace
- Urbain Cancelier as Collignon
- Lorella Cravotta as Amandine Poulain
- Maurice Bénichou as Dominique Bretodeau
- Michel Robin as Mr. Collignon
- Andrée Damant as Mrs. Collignon
- Claude Perron as Eva
- Armelle as Philomène
- Ticky Holgado as Man in Photo
- André Dussollier as Narrator (voice)
- Eugène Berthier as Eugène Koler
- Charles-Roger Bour as Man with Pissoir
- Kevin Dias as Young Dominique
- Flora Guiet as Young Amélie
- Amaury Babault as Young Nino
- Marion Pressburger as Small Hands
- Luc Palun as Amandine's Grocer
- Fabienne Chaudat as Woman in Coma
- Dominique Bettenfeld as Amélie's Neighbor
- Jacques Viala as Client Humiliating Friend
- Fabien Béhar as Humiliated Friend
- Jonathan Joss as Humiliated Friend's Son
- Jean-Pierre Becker as Homeless Man
- Jean Darie as Blind Man
- Thierry Gibault as Endive Client
- François Bercovici as Endive Client's Friend
- Franck Monier as Young Dominique
- Guillaume Viry as SDF
- Valérie Zarrouk as Dominique's Wife
- Marie-Laure Descoureaux as Concierge of the Dead
- Sophie Tellier as Aunt Josette
- Gérald Weingand as Teacher
- François Viaur as Bistro Owner
- Paule Daré as Bistro Employee
- Marc Amyot as Unknown at Photo Booth
- Myriam Labbé as Tobacco Store Costumer
- Jean Rupert as Operated on the Nasal Septa
- Frankie Pain as Newspaper Seller
- Julianna Kovacs as Grocery Customer
- Philippe Paimblanc as Train Controller
- Mady Malroux as Twin #1
- Monette Malroux as Twin #2
- Robert Gendreu as Café Customer
- Valériane de Villeneuve as Laughing Woman
- Isis Peyrade as Samantha
- Raymonde Heudeline as Ghost Train Cashier
- Christiane Bopp as Woman Near Merry-Go-Round
- Thierry Arfeuillères as Man Statue
- Jerry Lucas as Little Boy of Sacré-Coeur
- Patrick Paroux as Street Blower
- François Aubineau as Concierge's Postman
- Philippe Beautier as Poulain's Postman
- Karine Asure as Pretty Girl
- Régis Iacono as Félix L'Herbier
- Franck-Olivier Bonnet as Palace Video (voice)
- Alain Floret as Concierge's Husband (voice)
- Jean-Pol Brissart as Jacques Grosjean (voice)
- Frédéric Mitterrand as Frédéric Mitterrand (voice)
- Laurent Delpit as Montmartre Man (uncredited)
- Manoush as Nymphomaniac (uncredited)
- Jacques Thébault as (voice) (uncredited)
- Dean Baykan as (uncredited)
- Clément Chebli as (uncredited)
- Eloïse Labro as (uncredited)
Who talks, scene by scene
We couldn't read who says what in this film's script, so there's no dialogue chart for it yet.
The evidence
- Straight from the script
- Counted from the script and the credits
Tap an exhibit to open it.
Exhibit A: the passing scenes
The scene our parser counted as passing, word for word.
SUZANNE: Not exactly. You collect them. SUZANNE: Yes, so? GEORGETTE: Gives me an upset stomach. Like you and horsemeat. SUZANNE: It's nothing to do with my digestion : it's my memories. I'd rather eat human flesh.
GEORGETTE: Really? AMELIE: What did I say? SUZANNE: No-one out. who's come in today hasn't said how nice it is •
AMELIE: Camel filters pl. .. oops 1 ', AMELIE: Oh God, I'm so sorry' GEORGETTE: Oh, well done' Do excuse me, I'll be right back.
GINA: I'm getting to know her a bit. She's not exactly wild, but you do have to tame her. THE CONCIERGE: Ah ... the pretty girl from the fifth floor! I just have to tell you something unbelievable ... do you believe in miracles? AMELIE: Not today, no. AMELIE: Oh. . . really .. ?
Exhibit B: every 100 lines
Out of every 100 lines with a known speaker, 56 are women's.
203 lines from women, 157 from men.
- Women
- Men
Exhibit C: who's in it
28 women and 46 men in the cast. 11 women and 13 men from it get lines.
Characters
With lines
- Women
- Men
Exhibit D: who gets heard
The first woman speaks at line 4 of 451.
The longest stretch with no woman speaking runs 19 lines.
Every line of dialogue, first to last
- First line by a woman
- Longest stretch with no woman speaking
Words spoken
Women speak 58% of the words (2,790), men 42% (2,012). Women have 56% of the lines, so their lines run longer 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
15
Two men
4
Exhibit F: behind the camera
3 of the 11 people in these jobs are women.
Across the whole crew, 26% of the people whose gender is listed are women.
- Directed by
- Jean-Pierre Jeunet (man)
- Written by
- Guillaume Laurant (man), Jean-Pierre Jeunet (man)
- Produced by
- Claudie Ossard (woman), Arne Meerkamp van Embden (man)
- Shot by
- Bruno Delbonnel (man)
- Edited by
- Hervé Schneid (man)
- Music by
- Yann Tiersen (man)
- Production design by
- Aline Bonetto (woman)
- Costumes by
- Madeline Fontaine (woman)
- Cast by
- Pierre-Jacques Bénichou (man)
The crew, department by department
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Other crew
2 women, 15 men, 3 not listed
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Art
5 women, 10 men, 3 not listed
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Sound
1 women, 15 men, 2 not listed
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Production
9 women, 7 men, 1 not listed
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Costume & Make-Up
8 women, 2 men, 2 not listed
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Camera
0 women, 10 men
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Visual Effects
1 women, 7 men, 1 not listed
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Editing
1 women, 5 men
- Women
- Men
- Gender not listed on TMDB
Exhibit G: how old the stars were
Women: 43 on average. Men: 46 on average.
The top-billed cast, at the film's release.
Women
Audrey Tautou 24, Clotilde Mollet 38, Isabelle Nanty 39, Claire Maurier 72
Men
Jamel Debbouze 25, Mathieu Kassovitz 33, Artus de Penguern 44, Dominique Pinon 46, Rufus 58, Serge Merlin 68
Exhibit H: the money
It made 17.4 times what it cost.
- Budget
- $10 million
- Box office
- $174 million
From TMDB, not adjusted for inflation.
About this analysis
Our parser read the script: 1 scenes and 451 lines of dialogue. The bechdeltest.com rating comes from that site’s readers. How the test works
