Priscilla’s (Presley) is going to shine: Sofia Coppola brings her out of the shadows in her new film

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The big bet of this platform to attract new audiences, especially in Latin America, is PriscillaSofia Coppola’s new filmavailable exclusively in use from January 4, including Ecuador.

In the week of the premiere, Ecuador joined other countries such as Argentina and Chile, where the 110-minute film had scheduled screenings in cinemas, in addition to the glamorous official presentation at the Venice Film Festivalin September.

In our country the film will be shown in Supercines, OchoyMedio (Quito) and Multiplexes.

unlike Elvis (2022), starring Austin Butlerthis time the 52-year-old filmmaker chose to take Priscilla Beaulieu’s positionuntil now in the shadow of the king of stoneto tell on the big screen the ups and downs of a legendary couple.

The script is based on book Elvis and mepublished by Priscilla in 1985 and true talks about her life with the famous singer, to whom she was married from 1967 to 1973.

Elvis (now in the shoes of Jacob Elordi) he met the woman who would become his wife in Germanywhere he performed his military service, when she was only 14 years old, ten less than him.

The singer then had her come to his mansion Graceland (Memphis, Tennessee)where he had to face his surroundings, the gloomy character and dependence on the interpreter’s medications Love me, tend. Elvis chooses his outfits and even lets him change his hair color.

In 1968 his daughter was born Lisa-Marie (1968-2023) and they finally broke up when Priscilla, played in the film by the actress Cailee Spaenyleft in 1973.

‘Elvis and Priscilla They are a legendary couple, but we don’t know much about them or their point of view“Explain Coppola at the film’s presentation in Venice.

The director of Marie Antoinette (2006) said he saw his film as a human story about the evolution of a young girl in this world, who eventually leaves to find his place. “I imagined it in your story, and I really tried to make the film from his point of view,” he explained AFP.

‘Elvis was the love of my life’

Priscilla Presley78 years old, was very involved in the making of the filmgiving advice and sharing memories with Sofia Coppola and his actors.

“It is very difficult to watch a film about yourself, about your life, about your love.”, she emotionally confided to Venice, before explaining why she decided to abandon Elvis. “I left, but not because I didn’t want to anymore. He was the love of my life. But his lifestyle was too hard for me, and I think every woman can understand that,” she said.

Even, After their divorce, “we stayed very, very close.” and of course we had our daughter, and I did whatever it took so I could see her all the time.

The filmmaker also said she had fun playing with colors and resorting to brighter shades when the couple goes to Las Vegas and selecting the film’s soundtrack, which combines themes from that era (but none from Elvis) with other, more contemporary themes.