Jacob Elordi and Cailee Spaeny - Credits Philippe Le Sourd - courtesy la Biennale di Venezia
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Priscilla - Competition
Sofia Coppola
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.
Main Cast
Cailee Spaeny, Jacob Elordi, Dagmara Dominczyk
photo credit - Melodie McDaniel - courtesy La Biennale di Venezia
"I was moved by Priscilla Presley’s memoir of her experience as a young woman at Graceland and have tried to capture what it felt like for her going into Elvis’ world and finally emerging to find her own life. It’s important to me as an artist to show the world through my character’s eyes without judgement. I’ve always been interested in ideas of identity, agency, and transformation. This movie examines how Priscilla becomes who she is and what womanhood means to her and the generation after her. She experiences so many of the same things that all young women experience on their journey into adulthood, but in such a grand and unusual environment. Priscilla’s story is both unique and incredibly relatable."
Director's Statement
Sofia Coppola
Red Carpet
Jacob Elordi, Cailee Spaeny, Priscilla Presley and Sofia Coppola
ASAC -Giorgio Zucchiatti - courtesy La Biennale di Venezia
Priscilla Presley
Cailee Spaeny, Jacob Elordi and Sofia Coppola
La Biennale di Venezia