1) Female Protagonist;
2) whose age is around 29-30 (actually ranges from 15 to 40);
3) I have seen and can recommend.
All are available with English subtitles.
A few pass the Bechdel Test, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bechdel_Test.
Stuff happens. Please let me know about any broken links in the Comments. Thanks.
Alphabetically:
Angel-A (France, 2005)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0473753/reviews?ref_=tt_urv
https://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=HRrFvapV4ms (clip, 4:49)
https://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=AIw5D1Hi_vk (mix, 4:26)
Bread & Tulips (Italy, 2009)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0237539/reviews?ref_=tt_urv
https://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=JVWLl6TBS1Q (trailer, 2:09)
http://www.hulu.com/watch/206416 (Film, 1:56:30)
Choose Me (U.S., 1984)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087054/reviews?ref_=tt_urv
https://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=uOAftLOT6Ck (opening credits, 3:06)
Cold Comfort Farm ('Britain', 1995)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112701/reviews?ref_=tt_urv
https://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=st5gmzmDFrw (trailer, 2:05)
Cold Comfort Farm Sermon - No Butter in Hell (scene, 2:21)
Duelist (South Korea, 2005)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0475616/reviews?ref_=tt_urv
Hyeongsa - Like A Dance (Thanks AnnaTheLost, 2:34)
Duelist - MV - Forevermore (Thanks yennchan69, 3:07)
https://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=eGSgivQr1UI (ending, 10:53)
https://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=zIinft-gAeg (Film, Part 1, 56:08)
https://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=j8rLzmkz76k (Film, Part 2, 55:47)
Hester Street (U.S., 1975)
http://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9506E4D71538EF34BC4851DFB667838E669EDE
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073107/reviews?ref_=tt_urv
https://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=zxhJfVq5QuQ (clip, 3:36)
https://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=TF5Tg-PGsLc (Film, 1:29:09)
I Am Love (Italy, 2009)
www.nytimes.com/2010/06/18/movies/18iamlove.html
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1226236/reviews?ref_=tt_urv
https://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=TZBrWVvn9xA (trailer, 2:10)
https://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=UUXEAhJb_O0 (trailer, 2:03)
https://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/02/t-magazine/02talk-milan-t.html?pagewanted=all (major film location setting)
My Brilliant Career (Australia, 1979)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079596/reviews?ref_=tt_urv
https://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=7X6a0DkSt28 (background info, 1:45)
https://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=hf_NfeN1woU (clip, 1:15)
https://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=_FfZiEJ8Nu8 (trailer, 2:58)
http://www.hulu.com/watch/454407 (Film, 1:39:38)
Please Teach Me English (South Korea, 2003)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0381716/reviews?ref_=tt_urv
https://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=KDke6Uw_DZE (trailer, 2:17)
http://www.viki.com/videos/190606v-please-teach-me-english (Film, 1:53:09)
Quinceañera (U.S., 2006)
www.nytimes.com/2006/08/04/movies/04quin.html
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0451176/reviews?ref_=tt_urv
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/12/style/quinceaera-genz-millennial.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=hHdVRShrNHc (trailer, 1:51)
https://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=E43fgtbhj7I (trailer, 1:56)
(An almost fifteen year old, a virgin, yet pregnant ... )
The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum (Germany, 1975)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073858/reviews?ref_=tt_urv
https://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=bdnTXiiyedk (trailer, not subtitled, 3:14)
https://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=VK692Bw1A38 (commentary, :57)
https://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=DDMqvsW12V4 (Film, Part 1, 11:58)
(Film is available on Hulu Plus) (Film is at least as relevant today as it was in 1975)
The Ramen Girl (U.S., 2008)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0806165/reviews?ref_=tt_urv
https://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=rRDJ8WYhgU0 (trailer, 2:55)
https://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=cAwgswOQJBo (scene, 2:42)
Ramen Girl Learns The Secret To Ramen Mastery (scene, 2:49)
The Syrian Bride (Israel, 2004)
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A07E2D9103EF935A25752C1A9639C8B63
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0423310/reviews?ref_=tt_urv
https://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=s0PkVJegZZM (trailer, 2:02)
https://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=X2lqQBXM0AI (scene, 3:12)
https://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=svXetQB_tz0 (ending, 3:59)
[In real life: Syrian Bride Crosses Into Israeli Zone to Marry (Associated Press, 1:35)]
Twenty-four Eyes (Japan, 1954)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0047281/reviews?ref_=tt_urv
https://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=TWNl2IbVJMs (trailer, 1:29)
https://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=LU_Y52wNNK8 (scenes, 7:03)
https://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=dGjtrZ3CAS0 (scene, 1:31)
https://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/04/movies/04takamine.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hideko_Takamine
(Film is available on Hulu Plus)
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Meanwhile, just north of Hanyang:
https://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=O-hyVzTVDLg (short, 3:50)
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Addendum 2013 October 20
How the Garcia Girls Spent their Summer (U.S., 2005)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0385006/reviews?ref_=tt_urv
https://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=BW_m5LL_sU0 (trailer, 2:15)
https://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=dLr48RJXx5M (scenes, 1:29)
https://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=UNeLg2lS0qQ (scenes, 16:14)
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Addendum 2014 June 10
How to Use Guys with Secret Tips (South Korea, 2013)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2934568/reviews
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-S6WNXz1r9U (trailer, 1:17)
http://www.hulu.com/watch/674057 (Film, 1:54:22)
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Addendum 2018 October 15
Her Love Boils Bathwater (Japan, 2016)
http://kissasian.sh/Drama/Her-Love-Boils-Bathwater @720
http://asianwiki.com/Her_Love_Boils_Bathwate
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4778500/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Her_Love_Boils_Bathwater
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/oscars-japans-her-love-boils-bathwater-offers-director-a-second-chance-1064327
https://www.moviequotesandmore.com/her-love-boils-bathwater-2016-movie-review/
https://mydramalist.com/14726-her-love-boils-bathwater
https://www.scmp.com/culture/film-tv/article/2054535/film-review-her-love-boils-bathwater-japanese-drama-about-terminally
(Every once in a while a perfect movie comes along. This is one.)
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