Eventually, he invites Priscilla to visit him, only to knock her out for two days with insomnia meds and then whisk her to Las Vegas, where, in a montage of gambling and boozing, Coppola shows Priscilla start to extend her hand for pills herself.
For Priscilla, living with Elvis means living with his entourage.
Coppola frames a shot of the actress looking out Graceland’s windows as if Priscilla were a Douglas Sirk heroine, trapped.
It also brings “Priscilla” closer to Coppola’s aesthetic, freeing her from the literalism of a conventional biopic.
The opening credits, which show Priscilla setting foot on a plush carpet and prepping her makeup, bounce along to a 1980 Ramones song.
Persons:
Elvis, “, Priscilla, mouthing Humphrey, Marlon Brando, meds, Coppola, ”, Tom Parker, Tom Hanks, Baz Luhrmann’s razzmatazz, Douglas, Priscilla ”
Locations:
United States, Las Vegas, Graceland