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Film Review - Priscilla

Film Review - Priscilla

Cailee Spaeny is a revelation in the titular role of Sofia Coppola's compassionate biopic

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Jan 03, 2024
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Interest in the King of Rock and Roll was reignited in 2021 with Baz Luhrmann’s energetic, flamboyant Elvis. Sofia Coppola pulls the opposite trick with Priscilla; a low-key, intimate, subtle, yet potent examination of young love degenerating into pseudo-gothic marital entrapment.

It’s a story seemingly tailor-made for Coppola, whose back…

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