Passes the Bechdel test

House of Gucci

Name: House of Gucci
Released: 2021

2021. Directed by Ridley Scott, written by Becky Johnston and Roberto Bentivegna and Sara Gay Forden.

The Bechdel test

Bechdel score

3 / 3

Passes

Yes 1. At least two women
15 women characters. 10 of them speak.
Yes 2. Who talk to each other
In 5 scenes out of 161.
Yes 3. About something besides a man
In those scenes, our script parser found no man named. See the scene.

Second opinion

Disagree bechdeltest.com readers give it 2 out of 3.

The film

House of Gucci is inspired by the family empire behind the Italian fashion house of Gucci. When Patrizia Reggiani (Lady Gaga), an outsider from humble beginnings, marries into the Gucci family, her unbridled ambition begins to unravel the family legacy and triggers a reckless spiral of betrayal, decadence, revenge, and ultimately...murder.

Released: 24 Nov 2021
Genres: Biography, Crime, Drama
Rated: R
IMDb: 6.6 / 10
Metascore: 60 / 100
Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar. 18 wins & 81 nominations total
Elsewhere: View on IMDb

Starring, by lines spoken

Women
Men
Not in the cast list
Bigger name, more lines

Patrizia 374 lines, woman
Maurizio 243 lines, man
Paolo 49 lines, man
De Sole 46 lines, man
Aldo Gucci 44 lines, man
Kirdar 31 lines, man
Paolo Gucci 31 lines, man
Aldo 29 lines, man
Pina Auriemma 25 lines, woman
Rodolfo 24 lines, man

Full cast, 78 people

Lady Gaga as Patrizia Reggiani
Adam Driver as Maurizio Gucci
Al Pacino as Aldo Gucci
Jeremy Irons as Rodolfo Gucci
Jared Leto as Paolo Gucci
Jack Huston as Domenico De Sole
Salma Hayek Pinault as Pina Auriemma
Alexia Murray as Silvana Reggiani
Vincent Riotta as Fernando Reggiani
Gaetano Bruno as Franco
Camille Cottin as Paola Franchi
Youssef Kerkour as Nemir Kirdar
Reeve Carney as Tom Ford
Florence Andrews as Jenny Gucci
Mehdi Nebbou as Saïd
Miloud Mourad Benamara as Omar
Andrea Piedimonte Bodini as Ivano Savioni
Vincenzo Tanassi as Benedetto Ceraulo
Mauro Lamantia as Max
Nicole Bani Sarkute as Alessandra (3 Years Old)
Mia McGovern Zaini as Alessandra (9 Years Old)
Clelia Rossi Marcelli as Alessandra (Teenager)
Pietro Ragusa as Count Sarzana
Alessandro Pess as Reggiani Trucker
Al Mariotti as Reggiani Trucker
Monica Nappo as Reggiani Trucker Secretary
Alessandro Piavani as Upper Crust Stiff
Marina Occhionero as Upper Crust Stiff
Pierpaolo Palladino as Priest at Wedding
Jun Ichikawa as Masseuse
Daphne Morelli as Aldo's French Model
Mădălina Ghenea as Sophia Loren
Gjergj Lala as Chief Tanner
Alessandra Borgia as Elderly Female Worker
Havana Alfarano as Pretty Young Worker at Tannery
Philippe Boa as Bobby Short
Ira Fronten as Maybeline
Marika De Chiara as Maternity Ward Nurse
Antonello Annunziata as Karl Lagerfield
Edouard Philipponnat as Walter
Nicola Garofalo as IRS Man
Daniele De Martino as IRS Man
Beatrice Pelliccia as Paolo's Assistant
Beppe Rosso as Aldo's Lawyer
Jay Natelle as Federal Court Judge
Johanna Santos as Paolo's Model
Larry Kapust as Aldo's Squash Opponent
Livio Beshir as Stall Street Holder NYC
Pietro Pace as Waiter at Aldo's Party
Bianca Nappi as Clerk
Paolo De Giorgio as Judge Milan Court
Mario Opinato as Patrizia's Father
Gianpiero Pumo as Waiter (Boeucc)
Stefano Moretti as Fashion Show Director
Catherine Walker as Anna Wintour
Martino Palmisano as Richard Avedon
Eva Moore as Chalet Guest
Filippo De Carli as Chalet Guest
Marco Sincini as Handwriting Specialist
Daniele Monterosi as Tax Cop
Daniela Macaluso as St. Moritz Housekeeper
Alfredo Pea as St. Moritz Housekeeper
Dirk Plönissen as Swiss Border Guard
Mimmo Mancini as Galleria Porter
Eric Alexander as Cop
Beniamino Marcone as Paolo's Accountant
Simone Spinazzè as Chief Police Officer
Fausto Caroli as Anna Wintour's Assistant
Bruce McGuire as Judge
Loris Loddi as Judge
Luke Chikovani as Fashionista
Alessandro Egger as Fashionista
Roger Garth as Fashionista
Andrea Bruschi as Porter (uncredited)
Dante Alba as Fashionista (uncredited)
Marta Marenco as Gucci Store Shop Assistant
Marco Stefanelli as Aldo Gucci's Chaffeur (uncredited)
Paolo Sena as Undertaker (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 161

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Show the numbers

Scenes	Women's lines	Men's lines
1 to 4	0	0
5 to 8	13	4
9 to 12	4	2
13 to 16	20	9
17 to 20	31	23
21 to 24	1	3
25 to 28	1	0
29 to 32	0	0
33 to 36	14	28
37 to 40	36	15
41 to 44	17	15
45 to 48	3	1
49 to 52	4	8
53 to 56	15	7
57 to 60	6	47
61 to 64	10	11
65 to 68	26	45
69 to 72	27	21
73 to 76	4	38
77 to 80	5	5
81 to 84	9	18
85 to 88	3	1
89 to 92	5	7
93 to 96	28	18
97 to 100	11	12
101 to 104	31	9
105 to 108	10	13
109 to 112	29	7
113 to 116	0	32
117 to 120	12	27
121 to 124	12	9
125 to 128	6	0
129 to 132	4	27
133 to 136	35	32
137 to 140	22	21
141 to 144	3	36
145 to 148	18	1
149 to 152	0	2
153 to 156	0	2
157 to 160	7	0
161 to 161	1	0

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.

PATRIZIA: That’s a beautiful tree. PAOLA FRANCHI: We put it up this morning. We wanted to surprise you. It’s such a pleasure to meet you. I’m Paola. An old friend of M’s. PATRIZIA: M? Cute. I’m sure you know my name.

ALLEGRA: With a credit card! PATRIZIA: We can change the strap if you don’t like that color.

PATRIZIA: You are a waste of skin that belongs on the front page of every newspaper. I want the world to know what you are really like. I am not going… PATRIZIA: Loving you was like loving the dead. PAOLA CHIARI: Who was it, my love?

PATRIZIA: I don’t tolerate lateness. PINA AURIEMMA: I told Patrizia I’ve known you since childhood. We trust you.

PINA AURIEMMA: I can’t go in with you. PATRIZIA: Just tell me which hotel it is. PINA AURIEMMA: There are consequences to this. For both of us. I don’t want you to go. PATRIZIA: Pina, I’m going to do it anyway, with or without you. So either you help me and we do this responsibly and efficiently, or you get in my way…

Exhibit B: every 100 lines

Out of every 100 lines with a known speaker, 46 are women's.

483 lines from women, 556 from men.

Women
Men

Exhibit C: who's in it

15 women and 41 men in the cast. 10 women and 23 men from it get lines.

Characters

With lines

Women
Men

Exhibit D: who gets heard

The first woman speaks at line 2 of 1,093. The longest stretch with no woman speaking runs 52 lines.

Every line of dialogue, first to last

First line by a woman
Longest stretch with no woman speaking

Words spoken

Women speak 49% of the words (6,118), men 51% (6,393). Women have 46% 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

Two men

Exhibit F: behind the camera

6 of the 14 people in these jobs are women. Across the whole crew, 38% of the people whose gender is listed are women.

Directed by: Ridley Scott (man)
Written by: Becky Johnston (woman), Roberto Bentivegna (man)
Story by: Becky Johnston (woman)
Produced by: Mark Huffam (man), Ridley Scott (man), Giannina Facio (woman), Kevin J. Walsh (man)
Shot by: Dariusz Wolski (man)
Edited by: Claire Simpson (woman)
Music by: Harry Gregson-Williams (man)
Production design by: Arthur Max (man)
Costumes by: Janty Yates (woman)
Cast by: Teresa Razzauti (woman)