A24 revealed the new official trailer for Priscilla, the romantic drama film starring Cailee Spaeny and Jacob Elordi, on the life of Priscilla Presley and her relationship with Elvis Presley. The film is based on Priscilla Presley’s bestselling memoir “Elvis and Me.”
Release Date
Directed by Sofia Coppola, Priscilla premiered at the 80th Venice International Film Festival and opens in theaters on November 3, 2023.
Synopsis
When teenage Priscilla Beaulieu meets Elvis Presley at a party, the man who is already a meteoric rock-and-roll superstar becomes someone entirely unexpected in private moments: a thrilling crush, an ally in loneliness, a vulnerable best friend. Through Priscilla’s eyes, Sofia Coppola tells the unseen side of a great American myth in Elvis and Priscilla’s long courtship and turbulent marriage, from a German army base to his dream-world estate at Graceland, in this deeply felt and ravishingly detailed portrait of love, fantasy, and fame.
Reviews
In their review, Time wrote, “Coppola carries us through both the early, secret-garden bliss of this love story and the darker tunnels of confusion that later spring up in Priscilla’s path. Her trademark quick-shot montages—an extreme closeup of a kitty-cat eyeliner swoop, a pair of stilettos adorned with daisies, a can of AquaNet hairspray—roll back time to a mid-1960s girly world, where the right makeup and accoutrements could mean the difference between an eternity of married joy or a prison of old-maidhood. Shot by Philippe Le Sourd, often in deep, secretive tones, the movie is so intimate it seems to take place inside a seashell, with both the coziness and the claustrophobia that implies.”
Grading the film 4 of 5 stars in their review, Guardian wrote, “Coppola’s portrait is absorbing, especially in Priscilla’s child phase, and if it is less distinctive in its final section, as Priscilla becomes more briskly disillusioned and realistic about what to expect, then that is to be expected. Her credulous servitude and innocence is more dramatic and more poignant. This film says a great deal about Elvis and the dysfunctional business he was in and Priscilla’s modest integrity and courage.”
Official Trailer
Watch the official trailer for Priscilla.
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