The Ballad of Little Jo (1993)

The story is about a genteel woman who flees a pregnancy scandal to the American West in 1860's and disguises herself as a man to survive.

The story is based on true events; the subject is Josephine (Jo) Monaghan (Suzy Amis).

She's not actually a transsexual, and the potential issues of passing as the other sex aren't especially drawn out in the film. Its greatest strength is a more realistic portrayal of life in the undeveloped areas of America at this time.

HF May 2001

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