Sofia Coppola, a director renowned for films that give audiences an insight into how women think, had apparently never heard of the Bechdel Test until recently.
The Bechdel test was created by American cartoonist Alison Bechdel as a way to test gender equality in films.
Responding, Coppola asked: “The what test?…
During an interview Coppola was asked about her new film The Beguiled, where the interviewer asked her if it was “the rare feminist film that struggles to pass the Bechdel test”.