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- Josephine Monaghan is a young society woman who is seduced by her family's portrait photographer, and as a result, bears an illegitimate child. She is expelled from her family and home in disgrace, and with no other resources, she leaves her newborn son under the care of her sister and heads West.
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Aug 20, 1993 · 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.
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- Drama, Romance, Western
- Maggie Greenwald
- 1993-08-20
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.
Mar 25, 2024 · Welcome Back. One of the Greatest Westerns Ever Made Is Now Streaming After Decades in the Wilderness. After years of inaccessibility, Maggie Greenwald's "The Ballad of Little Jo" is newly...
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Join us for an interview with award-winning writer-director Maggie Greenwald, whose superb movie "The Ballad of Little Jo" is one of the best Westerns of the...
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- How the West Was 'Cast
Play Trailer. 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. Overview. After being thrown out of her home, a young woman decides to disguise herself as a man to survive the ruthless Wild West. Written by on September 30, 2023.
But Jo comes to realize that even in the wilderness, there are certain rigid social mores from which one can never escape. Reminiscent of McCabe and Mrs. Miller and Heaven’s Gate , The Ballad Of Little Jo is a resplendent film that offers an allegorical critique of sex and power in America, even as it remains loyal to the spirit of the Western.
Aug 17, 1993 · Jo’s solitary life changes after she saves Tinman Wong (David Chung), an Asian outcast, from lynching. In an intriguing role reversal, Wong is assigned to cook, mend and take care of her needs ...
