Priscilla | Sofia Coppola Shows Us The Woman Behind The King’s Throne
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Based on the 1985 memoir Elvis and Me, Sofia Coppola writes and directs the biography of Priscilla Presley. In UK cinemas on January 1st, 2024.
Based on the 1985 memoir Elvis and Me by Priscilla Presley and Sandra Harmon, writer/ director Sofia Coppola is bringing Priscilla to UK cinemas. The film is already out in the United States and will open in the UK on January 1st. This follows 35mm preview screenings of the film in selected cinemas from December 26th. The film stars Cailee Spaeny as Priscilla Beaulieu, later to become Priscilla Presley and Jacob Elordi as the king of rock and roll himself, Elvis Presley. Priscilla Presley herself serves as an executive producer on the film and follows her life from 1959 to 1973 when she left Elvis and filed for divorce. Check out the trailer for the film below.
REACTION TO THE MOVIE
The film premiered at the 80th Venice International Film Festival on September 4 before opening in limited theaters on October 27, 2023. It then expanded wide on November 3. The movie received positive reviews from critics, despite containing none of Elvis’ music on the soundtrack. Instead, Coppola’s husband, Thomas Mars, and his band, Phoenix, were music supervisors on the movie. While Sons of Raphael wrote original music for the film.
LISA MARIE PRESLEY
However, not all the responses to the film were positive. Before her tragic death in January of this year, the couple’s daughter, Lisa Marie Presley expressed her displeasure at the depiction of her father in the film’s screenplay, stating:
“My father only comes across as a predator and manipulative. As his daughter, I don’t read this and see any of my father in this character. I don’t read this and see my mother’s perspective of my father. I read this and see your shockingly vengeful and contemptuous perspective and I don’t understand why?”
IMAGES
The film will preview in 35mm on December 26th in selected cinemas. Before expanding to screens across the country on January 1st.
Source: MUBI
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