4 Film Favorites: Country Westerns: Pure Country / Honeysuckle Rose / The Ballad Of Little Jo / Macon County Line

The Ballad of Little Jo (1993) is the gender-bending, true-life sagebrusher about Josephine Monaghan (Suzy Amis), an outcast of a wealthy Eastern family, who searches for a new life out West. After facing several hardships, she purchases men's clothing and takes residence in a mining town, posing as a man. Bo Hopkins, Ian McKellen, and Rene Auberjonois co-star in writer/director Maggie Greenwald's striking film. Two-disc set also includes "Macon County Line," "Honeysuckle Rose," and "Pure Country." 7 3/4 hrs. total. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital Surround stereo, Dolby Digital stereo, Dolby Digital mono, French Dolby Digital Surround stereo, Spanish Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English (SDH), French, Spanish; theatrical trailers.