Venice Film Festival | Sofia Coppola’s ‘Priscilla’ gets 7-minute standing ovation

Sofia Coppola’s much-anticipated film, Priscilla, which delves into the life of Elvis Presley’s wife, got a seven-minute standing ovation at the Venice Film Festival on Monday as Priscilla Presley, who attended the premiere, was visibly moved by the film and hugged Cailee Spaeny, the actor who plays her in the film. “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 gentle best friend. Through Priscilla’s eyes, Sofia Coppola tells the unseen side of a great American myth in Elvis 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,” reads the official synopsis. Priscilla is coming on the heels of Warner Bros.’ hit film Elvis, which starred Austin Butler as the pop icon.