Reel Alternatives, Huntsville’s connection to the TIFF Film Circuit, presents Priscilla, the highly anticipated biopic from Sofia Coppola that tells the story of a teenage Priscilla Beaulieu when she meets and ultimately marries the already world-famous Elvis Presley. Priscilla screens February 19th at the Algonquin Theatre and is generously sponsored by Kaley Spalding of Coldwell Banker Real Estate.
Priscilla, like many of Sofia Coppola’s films, is an examination of a girlhood interrupted; of being put into extraordinary circumstances at an age when most people are just beginning to figure themselves out. When Priscilla Beaulieu and Elvis met in 1959, he was 24 years old and stationed at a US Army base in Germany, and she was the 14-year-old step-daughter of an Air Force officer. Instantly drawn into his orbit, Priscilla falls in love despite the protests from her parents.
A tender romance with a famous handsome idol is a part of every teenage girl’s fantasy. Dreamy and hopeful, she imagines a life full of adventure and deep connection. But when Priscilla moves to Graceland, she realizes that instead of being treated like a partner, she’s become a prop — doted on but no longer allowed to make her own decisions, forced to stay at home while her husband lives an explosive life at the centre of everyone’s attention. Behind closed doors, she discovers that the world’s biggest heartthrob — and the man she has come to love — has a sometimes violent temper and controlling nature.
In this intimate portrait of the relationship between Priscilla Beaulieu and Elvis Presley, we are given a private look at a very public relationship.
Movie tickets are available online at reelalternativeshuntsville.ca, at the door or by calling the Algonquin Theatre box office at 705-789-4975.
Now in its 24th season of bringing fine Canadian and international films to Huntsville, Reel Alternatives is a non-profit group working in partnership with the Algonquin Theatre to enrich the cultural experience of the community. Reel Alternatives Huntsville gratefully acknowledges their partnership with Film Circuit, presented by TIFF, and its sponsors and supporters.
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