What would it be like to be the spouse of the sexiest man on the planet? More specifically, what would it be like to be the spouse of Elvis Presley – affectionately known as “The King”?

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The biopic about Priscilla, adapted from Priscilla’s memoir Elvis and Me, was released, and was described by Indiewire as “a much-needed antidote to the Elvis movie”.

The work looks back at one of the famous love stories of the 20th century, but this time it no longer idolizes the monument of Elvis Presley but tells the story from the perspective of the woman who has always lived in his shadow.

Priscilla’s director, who could not be more appropriate, is Sofia Coppola. 17 years ago, she made the film Marie Antoinette about the famous queen of King Louis XVI.

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In a way, Priscilla is also a queen, and like Antoinette, she lives in a lavish palace, she is isolated from the outside world, she also has to give up her freedom to play the role of the most important man’s wife, and then she also realizes that the fairy tale that everyone desires is full of tragic corners that she did not expect.

Priscilla met Elvis when she was 14 years old (another coincidence with Marie Antoinette, who became the crown princess at 14). At that time, Elvis was 24 years old, already a famous star, and no one understood why the dream boy of many people fell in love with a 9th grade girl.

Even Priscilla’s parents expressed doubts. The film follows Priscilla from that time until their marriage broke down.

Being the wife of the “king” means being the object of scrutiny, jealousy and gossip.

There will always be people who think there must be something behind it, it cannot be a pure love affair.

“I did not have sex with him”, Priscilla Presley appeared at the premiere of her biopic at the Venice Film Festival and honestly shared her love memories.

“He was very kind, very gentle, very loving, but he also respected that I was only 14 years old. We were compatible in our thinking, and that was our relationship”.

The audience could not believe that Elvis and Priscilla loved each other so purely. And then perhaps they themselves could not believe that the marriage between the two would open up a life of loneliness and emotional abuse from the man they all worshiped.

“Elvis fans will not like certain things in this movie,” Priscilla’s manager told Sofia Coppola.

Even now, as a woman approaching 80, having witnessed Elvis’s passing nearly 50 years ago and then the passing of their only daughter earlier this year, Priscilla still looks to Elvis with all her love.

Priscilla once said that on the day of her divorce from Elvis, when she walked out of the courthouse, Elvis sang her the song I Will Always Love You. Throughout his life, Elvis did not officially record this song.

That means that posterity will never know how Elvis sang that song. It will forever be an Elvis secret that only Priscilla knows. Just like the love they had for each other will forever be something that only Priscilla knows.

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