Passes the Bechdel test
Annette
2021. Directed by Leos Carax, written by Ron Mael and Russell Mael.
The Bechdel test
Bechdel score
3 / 3
Passes
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Yes
1. At least two women
17 women characters. 6 of them speak. -
Yes
2. Who talk to each other
In 1 scene out of 126. -
Yes
3. About something besides a man
In that scene, our script parser found no man named. See the scene.
Second opinion
Not rated bechdeltest.com readers haven't rated this film.
The film
Los Angeles, nowadays. Henry is a stand-up comedian with a fierce humor. Ann, an internationally renowned opera singer. Together, under the spotlight, they form a happy and glamorous couple. The birth of their first child, Annette, a mysterious girl with an exceptional destiny, will turn their lives upside down.
- Released
- 20 Aug 2021
- Genres
- Drama, Music, Musical
- Rated
- R
- IMDb
- 6.3 / 10
- Metascore
- 67 / 100
- Awards
- 19 wins & 58 nominations
- Elsewhere
- View on IMDb
Starring, by lines spoken
- Women
- Men
- Not in the cast list
- Bigger name, more lines
- Henry 144 lines, man
- Ann 29 lines, woman
- The Conductor 29 lines, man
- Audience 26 lines, man
- Annette 12 lines
- Woman In Audience 8 lines, woman
- Chorus 7 lines, man
- Announcer 6 lines, man
- Fans 6 lines
- The 6 Women 6 lines, woman
Full cast, 79 people
- Adam Driver as Henry McHenry
- Marion Cotillard as Ann Desfranoux
- Simon Helberg as The Accompanist
- Devyn McDowell as Annette in Prison
- Natalia Lafourcade as Special Guest / The Police
- Sinay Bavurhe as Chorus Girl
- Franziska Grohmann as Chorus Girl
- Rachel Mulowayi as Chorus Girl
- Christiane Tchouhan as Chorus Girl
- Iman Europe as Chorus Girl
- Lauren Evans as Chorus Girl
- Cindy Almouzni as Chorus Girl
- Danielle Withers as Chorus Girl
- Angèle as Special Guest / Six Women Member
- Julia Bullock as Six Women Member
- Claron McFadden as Six Women Member
- Natalie Mendoza as Six Women Member
- Kiko Mizuhara as Six Women Member
- Noémie Schellens as Six Women Member
- Kanji Furutachi as Doctor
- Rila Fukushima as Nurse
- Laura Jansen as Nurse
- Eva van der Gucht as Nurse
- Bettina Meske as The Police
- David E. Moore as The Police
- John Paval as The Police
- Lemuel Pitts as The Police
- Colin Lainchbury-Brown as Announcer Hyperbowl
- Wim Opbrouck as Announcer Opera Annette
- Kait Tenison as Clerk
- Rebecca Sjowall as Connie O'Connor (voice)
- Geoffrey Carey as Announcer Los Angeles
- Alberto Chromatico as Announcer Las Vegas
- Okon Ubanga Jones as Judge
- Gabriela Leguizamo as Consuela
- Kamary Phillips as Prison Guard
- Aydogan Abay as Photographer
- Arvid Assarsson as Photographer
- Jeffrey Dowd as Photographer
- Rebecca Dyson-Smith as Photographer
- Graciela Maria as Photographer
- Clément Ducol as Photographer
- Richard McCowen as Photographer
- Michael Moore as Photographer
- Beatrice Reece as Photographer
- Eugene Stovall as Photographer
- Sarah Tsehaye as Photographer
- Fiora Cutler as Photographer
- Ron Mael as Jet Pilot
- Russell Mael as Jet Pilot
- Marina Bohlen as Russian Girl
- Elke Shari Van Den Broeck as Russian Girl
- Arina Yalaletdinova as Russian Girl
- Ella Leyers as Los Angeles Stage Manager
- Philippe Beyls as LAPD officer (uncredited)
- Amos Kaden Chea as Choir Boy Los Angeles
- Apollo Colligan as Choir Boy Los Angeles
- Sonny Dunlap as Choir Boy Los Angeles
- Yossi Guetta as Choir Boy Los Angeles
- James Larson as Choir Boy Los Angeles
- Adrian Tupas as Choir Boy Los Angeles
- Nastya Golubeva Carax as Nastya
- Ai Nishina as Japanese Girl
- Ayano as Japanese Girl
- Alex Casnoff as Sparks Band
- Patrick Kelly as Sparks Band
- Stevie Nistor as Sparks Band
- Eli Pearl as Sparks Band
- Evan Weiss as Sparks Band
- Ryan Parrish as Sparks Band
- Joe Berry as Sparks Band
- Emmi Joutsi as Hyperbowl Stage Manager
- Leos Carax as The Producer (uncredited)
- Tyler Matteo as Bon Voyage Singer (uncredited)
- Kevin van Doorslaer as Photographer Court (uncredited)
- Verona Verbakel as Russian Extra (uncredited)
- Dominique Dauwe as Singer (uncredited)
- El Simons as Singing Leader (uncredited)
- Charles Dhondt as opera audience member (uncredited extra)
Who talks, scene by scene
Lines of dialogue in every 3 scenes, start to finish. Women above the line, men below. 18% of lines come from characters we couldn't match to the cast list and aren't shown.
Women
Men
Scene 1 Scene 126
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Show the numbers
| Scenes | Women's lines | Men's lines |
|---|---|---|
| 1 to 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 to 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 7 to 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 to 12 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 to 15 | 1 | 17 |
| 16 to 18 | 2 | 22 |
| 19 to 21 | 6 | 9 |
| 22 to 24 | 2 | 3 |
| 25 to 27 | 1 | 1 |
| 28 to 30 | 2 | 3 |
| 31 to 33 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 to 36 | 1 | 0 |
| 37 to 39 | 2 | 2 |
| 40 to 42 | 5 | 6 |
| 43 to 45 | 0 | 1 |
| 46 to 48 | 0 | 1 |
| 49 to 51 | 0 | 1 |
| 52 to 54 | 2 | 3 |
| 55 to 57 | 5 | 1 |
| 58 to 60 | 2 | 0 |
| 61 to 63 | 0 | 0 |
| 64 to 66 | 0 | 1 |
| 67 to 69 | 6 | 34 |
| 70 to 72 | 5 | 0 |
| 73 to 75 | 1 | 2 |
| 76 to 78 | 9 | 6 |
| 79 to 81 | 2 | 1 |
| 82 to 84 | 2 | 6 |
| 85 to 87 | 0 | 3 |
| 88 to 90 | 0 | 10 |
| 91 to 93 | 0 | 26 |
| 94 to 96 | 0 | 7 |
| 97 to 99 | 0 | 3 |
| 100 to 102 | 0 | 3 |
| 103 to 105 | 3 | 5 |
| 106 to 108 | 0 | 13 |
| 109 to 111 | 0 | 18 |
| 112 to 114 | 0 | 8 |
| 115 to 117 | 4 | 6 |
| 118 to 120 | 0 | 0 |
| 121 to 123 | 0 | 11 |
| 124 to 126 | 0 | 1 |
The evidence
- Straight from the script
- Counted from the script and the credits
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Exhibit A: the passing scene
The scene our parser counted as passing, word for word.
HENRY & CHORUS GIRLS: Laugh, laugh, laugh But don't leave me, don't leave me, don't leave me Can't bear to hear you Laugh, laugh, laugh ‘Cause you bore me, you bo… CHORUS GIRLS: We promised that you'd laugh, We promised that you’d laugh We promised that you’d laugh, laugh, laugh, laugh
Exhibit B: every 100 lines
Out of every 100 lines with a known speaker, 22 are women's.
68 lines from women, 236 from men.
- Women
- Men
Exhibit C: who's in it
17 women and 16 men in the cast. 6 women and 9 men from it get lines.
Characters
With lines
- Women
- Men
Exhibit D: who gets heard
The first woman speaks at line 3 of 371.
The longest stretch with no woman speaking runs 78 lines.
Every line of dialogue, first to last
- First line by a woman
- Longest stretch with no woman speaking
Words spoken
Women speak 23% of the words (964), men 77% (3,146). Women have 22% 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
1
Two men
11
Exhibit F: behind the camera
6 of the 14 people in these jobs are women.
Across the whole crew, 36% of the people whose gender is listed are women.
- Directed by
- Leos Carax (man)
- Produced by
- Adam Driver (man), Kenzo Horikoshi (man), Geneviève Lemal (woman), Charles Gillibert (man)
- Shot by
- Caroline Champetier (woman)
- Edited by
- Nelly Quettier (woman)
- Music by
- Ron Mael (man), Russell Mael (man)
- Production design by
- Florian Sanson (man)
- Costumes by
- Ursula Paredes Choto (woman), Pascaline Chavanne (woman)
- Cast by
- Sebastiàn Moradiellos (man), Carmen Cuba (woman)
The crew, department by department
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Sound
4 women, 9 men, 5 not listed
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Production
2 women, 10 men, 3 not listed
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Other crew
3 women, 4 men, 6 not listed
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Costume & Make-Up
6 women, 0 men, 6 not listed
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Directing
3 women, 2 men, 3 not listed
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Camera
1 women, 1 men, 5 not listed
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Visual Effects
0 women, 2 men, 4 not listed
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Writing
0 women, 5 men
- Women
- Men
- Gender not listed on TMDB
Exhibit G: how old the stars were
Women: 41 on average. Men: 39 on average.
The top-billed cast, at the film's release.
Women
Natalia Lafourcade 37, Marion Cotillard 45
Men
Adam Driver 37, Simon Helberg 40
Exhibit H: the money
It made 24% of what it cost.
- Budget
- $15.5 million
- Box office
- $3.7 million
From TMDB, not adjusted for inflation.
About this analysis
Our parser read the script: 126 scenes and 371 lines of dialogue. How the test works
