Through Priscilla's eyes, Sofia Coppola tells the unseen side of a great American myth, in this deeply felt and ravishingly detailed portrait of love, fantasy, and fame.
1959. Priscilla Beaulieu is 14 and lives with her family in Wiesbaden, Germany. When Priscilla meets Elvis Presley at a party, she finds that 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. Two kindred spirits find each other. Elvis manages to convince Priscilla's parents to allow her to live with him at Graceland, his mansion - even though he is a decade her senior.
"I was moved by Priscilla Presley's memoir of her experience as a young woman at Graceland and have tried to capture what it felt like for her going into Elvis' world and finally emerging to find her own life. It's important to me as an artist to show the world through my character's eyes without judgement. I've always been interested in ideas of identity, agency, and transformation. This movie examines how Priscilla becomes who she is and what womanhood means to her and the generation after her." (Sofia Coppola)