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.
Direction
Coppola's signature haze makes captivity look gorgeous.
Acting
Spaeny ages 14-27 with devastating stillness.
Production
Graceland recreated as a pink prison of period perfection.
Director
Sofia Coppola
Cailee Spaeny
Priscilla
Jacob Elordi
Elvis
Ari Cohen
Captain Beaulieu
Dagmara Dominczyk
Ann Beaulieu
Tim Post
Vernon Presley
Lynne Griffin
Grandma 'Dodger'
Dan Beirne
Joe
Rodrigo Fernandez-Stoll
Alan 'Hog Ears'
Dan Abramovici
Jerry
Matthew Shaw
Charlie
Tim Dowler-Coltman
Red
R Austin Ball
Larry
Olivia Barrett
Alberta
Stephanie Moore
Dee
Luke Humphrey
Terry West
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Elvis's estate refused to license his music, forcing Coppola to build atmosphere without his voice—a restriction that accidentally perfects the film's trapped perspective.
The real Priscilla Presley produced this film, making its unflinching portrayal of her own grooming a rare act of retrospective self-examination by a celebrity survivor.
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