Priscilla

I just loved the whole movie. Sofia Coppola did an amazing job, every single detail is so well captured. I really emphasize a lot with the story and i was moved till the end. Heartbreaking the ending with a lot of hope to be more..

I saw the film Elvis and the two perspective of their life it's soo heartbreaking. Amazing work.

I hate Elvis now ,so much

Really enjoyed the scope and focus of this, every single shot besides the second to last is from the POV of Priscilla.
Sofia does an incredible job at setting and capturing the mood while subverting the expectation of that mood at the same time.

Knockout performances by Cailee Spaeny and Jacob Elordi here. Beautifully shot and set and not to mention the incredible musical direction.
Not going to be for everyone and some may find it a bore, but if you give in to it, it will repay you.

'Priscilla' from Sofia Coppola works really well as a companion piece to 'Elvis' by Baz Luhrmann. While Luhrmann's film focused on the problematic relationship between Elvis Presley and his manager, Colonel Tom Parker, the controversial romance with his wife only played a minor role. Coppola, on the other hand, focuses almost exclusively on Priscilla's view of the events, and Elvis doesn't come off well here at all. All the grooming of the initially only 14-year-old is really not easy to stomach. And Coppola is strong at staging Elvis' underlying pressure on Priscilla, sometimes more and sometimes less subtly.

The two leads also deliver strong performances, with Cailee Spaeny emerging as a true discovery and Jacob Elordi demonstrating once more that he's a rising star. What I liked most about the movie, however, is that it's not just a victim story because it also shows how Priscilla emancipates herself from Elvis. This whole part could have been a bit more detailed, whereby cuts could have been made in the middle. But even as it is, this movie is worth a recommendation.

Cailee Spaeny has truly put herself on everyone’s radar with this one. She’s probably gonna be in physical therapy for a while from carrying her supporting cast on her back. The other stars of this movie are actually the hair/make-up artists and costume designers. Priscilla’s falsies deserve their own credit. I actually paused halfway through the movie to google if they had received any award nominations for the hair/make-up/costumes yet. Will be well-deserved if they win any of those.

i liked the movie, but I think it romanticizes her life too much, it's kinda sad

“Priscilla” is built on silence, observation, and the growing weight of a life that slowly becomes unbearable. Sofia Coppola, always drawn to characters living in gilded cages that turn into prisons, delivers an intimate narrative about the woman who lived in the shadow of an icon. But more than just a portrait of Priscilla Presley, the film is a study of control, power, and the gradual unraveling of a youthful fantasy. Without ever resorting to melodrama or romanticization, Coppola creates an oppressive, suffocating atmosphere, turning the glitz of Graceland into something claustrophobic and capturing, with surgical precision, the shift from a wide-eyed girl to a woman who must find her own place in the world.

The story begins with teenage Priscilla (Cailee Spaeny), living in Germany in the quiet routine of a military family. Her encounter with Elvis (Jacob Elordi) feels almost like a dream: a global superstar, charismatic and enigmatic, who picks her of all people to get close to. The way Coppola frames this introduction already hints that something is off about the dynamic. Elvis is visibly surprised when he learns she’s only 14, but that doesn’t stop him from moving forward with the relationship. He lures her in with attention, letters, and promises, always keeping a paternalistic tone, as if molding her into his idealized vision of a woman. And so, like many of Coppola’s female protagonists, Priscilla is drawn into a world where luxury and exclusivity mask an increasing sense of isolation.

Visually, the film is a masterclass in restraint. Philippe Le Sourd’s cinematography is delicate and meticulous, capturing spaces that seem grand but gradually feel smaller as Priscilla loses her autonomy. The production design is outstanding, recreating Graceland with such accuracy that it reinforces the feeling that, despite its opulence, it’s essentially a gilded cage. And Coppola, with her sharp eye for spatial symbolism, ensures that every setting reflects Priscilla’s emotional state: her parents’ house in Germany, modest and real; her pink bedroom in Graceland, a prison disguised as a fairy tale; the cold hallways of Vegas hotels, where Elvis becomes a ghost of himself.

Cailee Spaeny’s performance is one of the film’s biggest strengths. She carries the story with incredible subtlety, shifting from an innocent girl to a disillusioned woman in a way that feels almost imperceptible, yet completely believable. Her Priscilla is reserved, observant, constantly absorbing the world around her while trying to find her place in it. Jacob Elordi, as Elvis, delivers an impressive performance by avoiding caricature. His Elvis is magnetic and charming but also volatile and controlling—a man trapped in his own insecurities, incapable of seeing Priscilla as anything other than an extension of himself. There’s a sweetness at first that makes everything even more unsettling because the manipulation is wrapped in affection. And that’s exactly the dynamic Coppola crafts so masterfully.

The soundtrack—always a standout in Coppola’s films—is more understated here but no less effective. She deliberately avoids Elvis’ biggest hits, opting instead for songs that capture the era’s spirit without turning the film into a tribute to him. This choice reinforces Priscilla’s perspective: this isn’t the story of Elvis Presley; it’s the story of a woman whose youth was consumed by him.

The film’s pacing might feel slow for some, but that’s precisely the key to its impact. Coppola takes her time showing how this relationship becomes increasingly suffocating, how Priscilla is silenced and conditioned to live according to Elvis’ desires. Time passes, settings change, but the sense of stagnation only grows. And when Priscilla finally finds the strength to leave, her liberation is felt in the film’s very rhythm, which suddenly seems to breathe again.

In the end, “Priscilla” is a quiet yet deeply affecting film, never indulging in excess and becoming all the more powerful because of it. With her signature precise and observational approach, Sofia Coppola delivers a story that speaks volumes through glances and silences rather than dialogue. It’s a melancholic and elegant portrait of a woman who spent years trying to fit into someone else’s world, only to realize she needed to find her own.

What a sad movie.

No one captures vibes like Sofia Coppola.

I cringed every time he called her 'little one'.