The Ballad of Lucy Whipple
Jeremy Kagan, 2001
The Ballad of Lucy Whipple
Karen Cushman, 1996
The Ballad of Lucy Whipple is a movie directed by Jeremy Kagan in 2001 and based on the book of the same name by Karen Cushman, first published in 1996. The movie features Glenn Close, Jena Malone, Bruce McGill, Meat Loaf, Chloe Webb, Olivia Burnette, and others.
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Storyline
After the death of her father in 1850, 14-year-old California Whipple moves from Massachusetts to a mining town in California with her mother and her younger brother and sister. As an avid reader, her sensibilities are offended by the dreary surroundings and the roughneck behavior of the miners, and she wishes she could go home. Instead, she decides to change her name to Lucy, and tries to make the best of her new life.
Movie vs Book
Year
2001
Minutes
96
Movie Rate
6.40
Source: IMDb
Movie
The Ballad of Lucy Whipple
Director: Jeremy Kagan
Country: USA
Year: 2001
Length: 1h36m
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Year
1996
Pages
228
Book Rate
7.48
S: Goodreads
Book
The Ballad of Lucy Whipple
Author: Karen Cushman
Country: USA
First published in: 1996
Length: 228 pages
Genre: Fiction
User polls & recommendations
“I feel like my brain is more geared towards a novel than it is to a movie.”
KATE BECKINSALE (Actress)
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