Priscilla is Sofia Coppola back to her old tricks

Priscilla is the work of a filmmaker playing to her strengths. While director Sofia Coppola might be called a nepo baby" because her father is Francis Ford Coppola, the point of the insult is to call out unacknowledged privilege. Meanwhile, Coppola's work is largely about growing up in the orbit of powerful men and what that does to one's own wants and self-worth. Her take on Priscilla Presley, wife of one of the most famous musicians of his century, is Coppola playing a familiar tune - but one that's getting a little old.

The film's title character, Priscilla Presley (Cailee Spaeny) is, of course, the wife of Elvis Presley (Jacob Elordi). But although Priscilla is in the orbit of planet Elvis, the strength of the film is what it...

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