Photo:Daniele Venturelli/WireImagePriscilla Presleyposed with the team who brought her love story to life inPriscilla.The ex-wife of the lateElvis Presleyappeared at the 80thVenice International Film Festivalon Monday.She walked the red carpet alongsidePriscilladirectorSofia Coppolaand actorsJacob ElordiandCailee Spaeny. (The A24 film was granted a SAG-AFTRA Interim Agreement waiver amid the strike since it was filmed in Canada with a non-AMPTP studio.)Based on Presley’s 1985 memoirElvis and Me,Coppola’s new movie, which stars Elordi, 26, and Spaeny, 25, as Elvis and Priscilla, respectively, tells their story from her perspective.Jacob Elordi, Sofia Coppola, Cailee Spaeny and Priscilla Presley at the 80th Venice International Film Festival on Sept. 4, 2023.Daniele Venturelli/WireImageAt apress conferencefor the film Monday, Priscilla, 78, called Elvis “the love of my life” even as she discussed her decision todivorcethe icon in 1972.“It’s very difficult to sit and watch a film about you and about your life and about your love," she told reporters. “I think Sofia did an amazing job, she did her homework. We spoke a couple of times and I really put everything out for her that I could.”Cailee Spaeny and Sofia Coppola.Stephane Cardinale - Corbis/Corbis via GettyPriscilla did not initially appear at the podium alongside Coppola, Spaeny and Elordi at the press conference, but she took the microphone when asked what aspects of the film moved her most.“It was the lifestyle that was so difficult for me, and I think any woman can relate to that. But it didn’t mar our relationship. We still remained very close,” Priscilla recalled of how she and Elvis, whodiedat 42 in 1977, handled their relationship post-divorce.Priscilla Presley.Stefania D’Alessandro/WireImage"And of course, we had our daughter, and I made sure that he saw her all the time. It was like we never left each other,” she added.Elsewhere in the press conference, Coppola, 52, said she could put herself in Priscilla’s shoes when it came to meeting Elvis as a teenager. “I can go back to being that age and remember having a crush on an older guy and a rockstar,” she told reporters. “I just imagined myself in her point of view.”Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Jacob Elordi and Cailee Spaeny star as Elvis and Priscilla Presley in the “Priscilla” biopic.Philippe Le Sourd/A24The director said she was interested in Priscilla’s story in terms of “opening up about how she found herself and [how she] then emerged to find her own identity.““That really struck me,” Coppola added. “And also the [expectations] of women of that generation to be completely fulfilled with having a successful husband, a beautiful home and a child. If they wanted some expression outside of that it was a struggle and it wasn’t expected.”A synopsis for the film published on theVenice Film Festivalofficial website reads, “Through Priscilla’s eyes, Sofia Coppola tells the unseen side of a great American myth inElvis 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.“Elvis Presley married Priscilla Beaulieu in Las Vegas on May 1, 1967.GettyPriscillacomes one year after directorBaz Luhrmann’s 2022 movieElvis, which starredAustin Butleras the musician andOlivia DeJongeas Priscilla in a story that also focused onTom Hanksas Elvis’s manager Col. Tom Parker.The Venice Film Festival marked Presley’s second red carpet appearance since her daughterLisa Marie Presley’s deathin January. Prior to attending the Venice Film Festival, in early March Priscilla stepped out for the Los Angeles premiere of Netflix’s new animated seriesAgent Elvis.Priscillais in theaters Oct. 27.
Photo:Daniele Venturelli/WireImage
Daniele Venturelli/WireImage
Priscilla Presleyposed with the team who brought her love story to life inPriscilla.The ex-wife of the lateElvis Presleyappeared at the 80thVenice International Film Festivalon Monday.She walked the red carpet alongsidePriscilladirectorSofia Coppolaand actorsJacob ElordiandCailee Spaeny. (The A24 film was granted a SAG-AFTRA Interim Agreement waiver amid the strike since it was filmed in Canada with a non-AMPTP studio.)Based on Presley’s 1985 memoirElvis and Me,Coppola’s new movie, which stars Elordi, 26, and Spaeny, 25, as Elvis and Priscilla, respectively, tells their story from her perspective.Jacob Elordi, Sofia Coppola, Cailee Spaeny and Priscilla Presley at the 80th Venice International Film Festival on Sept. 4, 2023.Daniele Venturelli/WireImageAt apress conferencefor the film Monday, Priscilla, 78, called Elvis “the love of my life” even as she discussed her decision todivorcethe icon in 1972.“It’s very difficult to sit and watch a film about you and about your life and about your love,” she told reporters. “I think Sofia did an amazing job, she did her homework. We spoke a couple of times and I really put everything out for her that I could.”Cailee Spaeny and Sofia Coppola.Stephane Cardinale - Corbis/Corbis via GettyPriscilla did not initially appear at the podium alongside Coppola, Spaeny and Elordi at the press conference, but she took the microphone when asked what aspects of the film moved her most.“It was the lifestyle that was so difficult for me, and I think any woman can relate to that. But it didn’t mar our relationship. We still remained very close,” Priscilla recalled of how she and Elvis, whodiedat 42 in 1977, handled their relationship post-divorce.Priscilla Presley.Stefania D’Alessandro/WireImage"And of course, we had our daughter, and I made sure that he saw her all the time. It was like we never left each other,” she added.Elsewhere in the press conference, Coppola, 52, said she could put herself in Priscilla’s shoes when it came to meeting Elvis as a teenager. “I can go back to being that age and remember having a crush on an older guy and a rockstar,” she told reporters. “I just imagined myself in her point of view.”Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Jacob Elordi and Cailee Spaeny star as Elvis and Priscilla Presley in the “Priscilla” biopic.Philippe Le Sourd/A24The director said she was interested in Priscilla’s story in terms of “opening up about how she found herself and [how she] then emerged to find her own identity.““That really struck me,” Coppola added. “And also the [expectations] of women of that generation to be completely fulfilled with having a successful husband, a beautiful home and a child. If they wanted some expression outside of that it was a struggle and it wasn’t expected.”A synopsis for the film published on theVenice Film Festivalofficial website reads, “Through Priscilla’s eyes, Sofia Coppola tells the unseen side of a great American myth inElvis 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.“Elvis Presley married Priscilla Beaulieu in Las Vegas on May 1, 1967.GettyPriscillacomes one year after directorBaz Luhrmann’s 2022 movieElvis, which starredAustin Butleras the musician andOlivia DeJongeas Priscilla in a story that also focused onTom Hanksas Elvis’s manager Col. Tom Parker.The Venice Film Festival marked Presley’s second red carpet appearance since her daughterLisa Marie Presley’s deathin January. Prior to attending the Venice Film Festival, in early March Priscilla stepped out for the Los Angeles premiere of Netflix’s new animated seriesAgent Elvis.Priscillais in theaters Oct. 27.
Priscilla Presleyposed with the team who brought her love story to life inPriscilla.
The ex-wife of the lateElvis Presleyappeared at the 80thVenice International Film Festivalon Monday.
She walked the red carpet alongsidePriscilladirectorSofia Coppolaand actorsJacob ElordiandCailee Spaeny. (The A24 film was granted a SAG-AFTRA Interim Agreement waiver amid the strike since it was filmed in Canada with a non-AMPTP studio.)
Based on Presley’s 1985 memoirElvis and Me,Coppola’s new movie, which stars Elordi, 26, and Spaeny, 25, as Elvis and Priscilla, respectively, tells their story from her perspective.
Jacob Elordi, Sofia Coppola, Cailee Spaeny and Priscilla Presley at the 80th Venice International Film Festival on Sept. 4, 2023.Daniele Venturelli/WireImage
At apress conferencefor the film Monday, Priscilla, 78, called Elvis “the love of my life” even as she discussed her decision todivorcethe icon in 1972.
“It’s very difficult to sit and watch a film about you and about your life and about your love,” she told reporters. “I think Sofia did an amazing job, she did her homework. We spoke a couple of times and I really put everything out for her that I could.”
Cailee Spaeny and Sofia Coppola.Stephane Cardinale - Corbis/Corbis via Getty
Stephane Cardinale - Corbis/Corbis via Getty
Priscilla did not initially appear at the podium alongside Coppola, Spaeny and Elordi at the press conference, but she took the microphone when asked what aspects of the film moved her most.
“It was the lifestyle that was so difficult for me, and I think any woman can relate to that. But it didn’t mar our relationship. We still remained very close,” Priscilla recalled of how she and Elvis, whodiedat 42 in 1977, handled their relationship post-divorce.
Priscilla Presley.Stefania D’Alessandro/WireImage
Stefania D’Alessandro/WireImage
“And of course, we had our daughter, and I made sure that he saw her all the time. It was like we never left each other,” she added.
Elsewhere in the press conference, Coppola, 52, said she could put herself in Priscilla’s shoes when it came to meeting Elvis as a teenager. “I can go back to being that age and remember having a crush on an older guy and a rockstar,” she told reporters. “I just imagined myself in her point of view.”
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Jacob Elordi and Cailee Spaeny star as Elvis and Priscilla Presley in the “Priscilla” biopic.Philippe Le Sourd/A24
Philippe Le Sourd/A24
The director said she was interested in Priscilla’s story in terms of “opening up about how she found herself and [how she] then emerged to find her own identity.”
“That really struck me,” Coppola added. “And also the [expectations] of women of that generation to be completely fulfilled with having a successful husband, a beautiful home and a child. If they wanted some expression outside of that it was a struggle and it wasn’t expected.”
A synopsis for the film published on theVenice Film Festivalofficial website reads, “Through Priscilla’s eyes, Sofia Coppola tells the unseen side of a great American myth inElvis 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.”
Elvis Presley married Priscilla Beaulieu in Las Vegas on May 1, 1967.Getty
Getty
Priscillacomes one year after directorBaz Luhrmann’s 2022 movieElvis, which starredAustin Butleras the musician andOlivia DeJongeas Priscilla in a story that also focused onTom Hanksas Elvis’s manager Col. Tom Parker.
The Venice Film Festival marked Presley’s second red carpet appearance since her daughterLisa Marie Presley’s deathin January. Prior to attending the Venice Film Festival, in early March Priscilla stepped out for the Los Angeles premiere of Netflix’s new animated seriesAgent Elvis.
Priscillais in theaters Oct. 27.
source: people.com
