Article on “Mollywood” includes mention of “P&P Utah”
If you heard about or saw the modern-set PRIDE AND PREJUDICE adaptation that came out a couple of years ago (which has become known colloquially as P&P Utah), the Columbia Basin Herald has an article about the LDS filmmaking community, called “Mollywood.”
LDS films are also occasionally referred to as “Mollywood,” Sego said, explaining that it is a take-off of a funny name used for more straight-laced Mormon members, a Molly Mormon. That’s because some of the films have poked fun at universal Mormon beliefs and traditions.
Sego explained that an adaptation of Jane Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice” was set at Brigham Young University. Jokes can include things about the way Mormons date, or Jell-O being the state food.
“It’s kind of a joke that any time (we have a) dinner, someone will bring a salad made of green Jell-O, carrots and stuff,” she said.
A very slight Austen notice, but an interesting article for those wondering about how that film came to be made.
March 29th, 2005 at 1:31 pm
Thanks for posting this, Mags. I’ve now used this article in the own blog, on LDS media.
My blog is here, if anyone’s interested:
http://ldsperspective.blogspot.com/