Title:
Ballad of Little Jo, The
Released: 1993
Genre: Drama /
Western
Runtime: 121 min
Country: USA
Language: English
Tagline:
In the Wild West, a woman had only two choices. She
could be a wife or she could be a whore... Josephine
Monaghan chose to be a man.
Plot
Summary: Based on a true story, this is
the tale of Josephine Monaghan, a young woman of the
mid-19th century who is thrown out of her parents'
home after being seduced by the family's portrait
photographer and giving birth to an illegitimate child.
Josephine quickly learns that young, female, pretty,
and alone are a bad combination for life in the wild
west. In her desperation to survive, Josephine disguises
herself as "Jo", a young man, and struggles
to make a life for herself in a dingy frontier mining
town. Can "Little Jo" live and love without
revealing his/her secret?
Comments:
Wonderful,
Breathtaking. This is an incredible movie. It is one
of the most visually beautiful films I have ever seen.
The landscape is so gorgeous -- snowy mountains, vast
plains, rolling hills -- just incredible. The story
is very interesting. It is based on the true tale
of a woman who went out west in the 1800s, and dressed
and passed as a man. This film explores issues of
sexism, racism, belonging, individuality, and isolation.
I recommend it highly.
Cast
overview:
Suzy Amis .... Josephine 'Little Jo' Monaghan
Bo Hopkins .... Frank Badger, Sheep Farmer
Ian McKellen .... Percy Corcoran, Jo's Roommate, worked
in Ruby City Assay Office
David Chung .... Tinman Wong aka Tien Ma Wong, Jo's
servant/lover
Heather Graham .... Mary Addie
Rene Auberjonois .... Streight Hollander, Peddler
killed by soldiers
Carrie Snodgress .... Ruth Badger, Frank's Wife
Anthony Heald .... Henry Grey, Western Cattle Co.
land buyer
Melissa Leo .... Mrs. Beatrice Grey
Sam Robards .... Jasper Hill, Photographer
Olinda Turturro .... Elvira, Duke Billy's Whore
Ruth Maleczech .... Shopkeeper, 'It's against the
law to dress against your sex'
Jeffrey Andrews .... Sam, Ruby City Resident
Cathy Haase .... Mrs. Addie
Peadair S. Addie Sr. .... Mr. Addie, Saloon Owner
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