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The Ballad of Little Jo is a 1993 American Western drama film written and directed by Maggie Greenwald. It is inspired by the real-life story of Josephine Monaghan, a young woman who lived as a man in the late 19th century.
The Ballad of Little Jo: Directed by Maggie Greenwald. With Suzy Amis, Bo Hopkins, Ian McKellen, David Chung. After being thrown out of her home, a young woman decides to disguise herself as a man to survive the ruthless Wild West.
- (1.8K)
- Drama, Romance, Western
- Maggie Greenwald
- 1993-08-20
Mar 25, 2024 · “The Ballad of Little Jo” is currently streaming at Kino Film Collection and is available on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber.
- Jim Hemphill
Sep 10, 1993 · Cast out by her wrathful family after giving birth out of wedlock, Little Jo has escaped to the West like to many pariahs before her. But her dress, bonnet and parasol are like red flags to the cowboys along the trail, who can guess she ain’t no schoolmarm.
Sep 10, 2012 · Expelled from her well-to-do New York home, for a pre-marital affair, Josephine Monaghan (Amis) heads West, and, taking refuge in trousers, cutting her hair and scarring her face,...
Aug 20, 1993 · While based on a true story, director Greenwald sidesteps many western, and Hollywood, conventions to bring one of the best westerns of the 1990's. Suzy Amis plays Jo, a woman who is a little too trusting of some bad men.
On the left side, Jo dressed in men's attire, on the right side Josephine draped in an Eastern socialite ballgown. As free as the West(ern) claims to be, it is far from fluid. Masculinity and femininity do not…
