Sofia Coppola: “It was necessary to balance reality and fiction”

2023-12-29 00:25:44

The action in the film begins with the acquaintance of Elvis and Priscilla, who was then 14 years old. Coppola once again lets the teenager’s perspective take over: Priscilla is the center of attention, not on the periphery of Presley’s orbit, as she was in reality. Throughout the film, the director carefully lifts the veil of secrecy, recreating the intimate and fragile world of a girl who fell into the “American Dream”, and hinting that it was not so prosperous.