Priscilla's story is well known and audiences have most recently seen her depicted in Baz Luhrman's Elvis biopic. So what can Coppolla add to Priscilla's story? The short answer is: not much. But she does tell Priscilla's tale sympathetically and with her signature style. The film opens in Wiesbaden in 1959.
Priscilla Beaulieu (Cailee Spaeny) is 14 and none too happy with her military dad for dragging the family out of Texas. At a diner on the military base she meets Elvis's pal Terry, who appears to be on the lookout for girls to procure for his famous friend. She gets invited to Elvis's home off base where he lives with his dad Vernon and grandma "Dodger" - and when Elvis (Jacob Elordi) sees her, it's pretty much love at first sight. What was it with these hillbilly singers and underage girls?
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