In Priscilla Presley’s 1985 memoir “Elvis and Me,” Sofia Coppola saw something that was glamourous and wild, something that would provide an opportunity for beautiful filmmaking in a setting she had yet to explore — the world of 1960s American rock royalty. But even she was a little surprised to find in this wholly unrelatable tale something, well, relatable: A young woman, isolated, figuring out who she is, in the shadow of a powerful man. “Priscilla” is now playing in theaters nationwide. (Nov. 3)
Sofia Coppola on wanting to tell Priscilla Presley’s story
In Priscilla Presley’s 1985 memoir “Elvis and Me,” Sofia Coppola saw something that was glamourous and wild, something that would provide an opportunity for beautiful filmmaking in a setting she had yet to explore — the world of 1960s American rock royalty. But even she was a little surprised to find in this wholly unrelatable tale something, well, relatable: A young woman, isolated, figuring out who she is, in the shadow of a powerful man. “Priscilla” is now playing in theaters nationwide. (Nov. 3)