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Baz Lurhmann\u2019s<\/strong><\/a> Oscar-nominated Elvis Presley<\/a> biopic took the world by storm \u2014 but now it\u2019s time for Priscilla Presley<\/strong><\/a> to shine.\u00a0<\/span> After Elvis<\/em> dominated the 2022 awards season, Priscilla<\/em> \u2014 which is written, directed and produced by Sofia Coppola<\/strong><\/a> \u2014 takes a different approach to Elvis and Priscilla\u2019s love story. Premiering in November, the film pulls inspiration from Priscilla\u2019s memoir Elvis and Me<\/em>, which recounts the twosome\u2019s \u2014 at times tumultuous \u2014 relationship from her young perspective.\u00a0<\/span> \u201cWhen 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<\/a>,\u201d the official synopsis from A24 reads. \u201cThrough Priscilla\u2019s eyes, Sofia Coppola tells the unseen side of a great American myth in Elvis and Priscilla\u2019s 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.\u201d<\/span> Coppola \u2014 who is best known for her Academy Award-nominated direction for films like Lost in Translation, The Virgin Suicides<\/em>, and Marie Antoinette<\/em> \u2014 chose to tell the story after reading Priscilla\u2019s memoir and connecting with its material.\u00a0<\/span>