“Sensitive, disturbing, masterful”: rating 3.8 out of 5, this film is a must-see at the cinema

Priscilla, Sofia Coppola’s eighth feature film, hits theaters this week. Focusing not on Elvis, as Baz Luhrmann had recently done, but on Priscilla Presley, the King’s companion from 1967 to 1973, the biopic was very well received by the French press: its average rating is 3.8/5 (on AlloCiné, 38 for media).

While that rating isn’t far off from the director’s first masterpieces (Virgin Suicides got a 4.4/5 and Lost in Translation 4.5), it’s higher than all of his films since 2011.

What are you doing?

When Priscilla meets Elvis, she is a high school student. He is already a world star at the age of 24. From their secret romance to their iconic marriage, Sofia Coppola paints a portrait of Priscilla, a self-absorbed teenager who slowly awakens from her fairytale to take charge of her life.

What does the press think?

Based on it:

“Sensitive, touching, masterful.” (Florence Tredez) 5/5

According to 20 minutes:

Kaley Spahn, in the title role, did not steal the acting prize at the Venice Film Festival. From a shy child to a perfect woman, she goes through the painful path of her model, the real Priscilla Presley, who was this tough and powerful producer. movie.” (Caroline Vieux) 4/5

According to Cahiers du Cinéma:

“Starting with a curse that accuses the couple of swimming in the media flash, Priscilla is first and foremost a very tender melodrama, a whispering film that makes the husband and wife’s bedroom confessional the right voice level for the story.” (Louis Seguin) 4/5

According to Le Point:

“Sofia Coppola takes this story as a variation on Alice in Wonderland, and in the process delivers a singular and moving self-portrait, arguably the best film of her career. (Florence Columban) 4/5

Is Sofia Coppola’s Priscilla a good movie? Here are first-viewer thoughts on this biopic starring Kaylee Spahn and Jacob Ellord

According to Mariana:

“This dark novel really deserved a movie. Good news: it’s great.” (Olivier de Bruyne) 4/5

According to Defector:

“The usual dryness of Sofia Coppola’s strong sarcastic line does not hinder the tenderness. On the contrary, it makes her satire more nuanced and fair to the sadness of a young man who finds himself a prisoner of his own reflections.” (Frederic Mercier) 4/5

According to aVoir-aLire.com

“Sofia Coppola, the undisputed queen of the female gaze, tells a great story through the prism of pure femininity. She manages to mythologize the figure of Priscilla Presley and establish her as an eternal icon. Here we touch the sublime.” (Julien Rocher) 4/5

According to Le Parisien:

“From a formal point of view, we are in a Sofia Coppola film, with a steamy atmosphere that emphasizes the boredom of the wife who is often left alone in Graceland. Basically, the film leaves many impressions.” (Reno Baronian) 3/5