Priscilla (15)

★★★★ Based on Priscilla Presley’s memoir, Sofia Coppola's absorbing, intimate portrait shows how a naive schoolgirl became trapped behind the gates of Graceland in a bizarrely co-dependent relationship. ~ The Guardian.

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A deeply felt and ravishingly detailed portrait of love, fantasy, and fame from Sofia Coppola.

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 vulnerable 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. 

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★★★★★ Sofia Coppola’s intoxicating film is her best movie in 20 years. ~ Irish Times.

★★★★★ Priscilla is a cautionary tale – a candy-sweet confection with a bitter aftertaste. ~ The i.

★★★★ Coppola's understated, non-judgemental portrait of Elvis's wife Priscilla Presley is quietly affecting ~ BBC.

★★★★ Do we need an Elvis Presley film with The King as a marginal figure and none of his songs? Apparently we do. Sofia Coppola shunts Elvis to the shadows, to beautiful effect. ~ Telegraph.

★★★★ Elvis fans will undoubtedly be appalled. But, well, they’ll always have Luhrmann. ~ The Times.

★★★★ An original take on one of showbiz’s most iconic relationships. Sofia Coppola's new film about Priscilla Presley is one of the most engaging of her career. ~ Radio Times.

★★★★ With its woozy aesthetic and dynamic, beguiling cast, Priscilla is textbook Sofia Coppola: not breaking the mould, but a sublime continuation of her sad-girl sensibilities. ~ Empire.

★★★★✭ Coppola, as always, goes her own way – subtle and sensational. A lilting love story, dark and deep and clear-eyed. ~ Little White Lies.

★★★★ Empathetic rather than judgy, Coppola’s relationship drama hands agency back to its young heroine. ~ Time Out.

★★★★ A star is born with Cailee Spaeny's portrayal of Priscilla Beaulieu, the 14-year-old schoolgirl who grew up to marry Elvis Presley, in Coppola’s ravishing and gothic tale of how teen dreams can very often turn toxic. ~ RTE.

★★★★ Spaeny shines in the title role of this stylish, sensitive portrait of life with Elvis as Coppola delves into the knotty intricacies of Priscilla’s relationship with the rock’n’roll star. ~ The Observer.

★★★★ Coppola lets us ask ourselves where this life might have led without her wedding to the 20th century’s biggest cultural icon. ~ Financial Times.

★★★✭ One of the standout characteristics of Priscilla is its meticulous attention to every detail which works to amplify the film's overall tone. For those unfamiliar with Priscilla Presley's story, the film unfolds as a slow-burning, bittersweet eye-opener. ~ AllMovie.

★★★★ Sofia Coppola doesn't shirk from displaying the dark side of rock and roll's first king as Elvis’ turbulent marriage is laid bare in this brilliant biopic. ~ NME.