The Jio MAMI Mumbai Movie Competition (October 27 to November 5) is happy to announce that this yr’s Closing Night time movie will likely be Sofia Coppola’s Priscilla.
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The Jio MAMI Mumbai Movie Competition (October 27 to November 5) is happy to announce that this yr’s Closing Night time movie will likely be Sofia Coppola’s Priscilla. Written and directed by Coppola, Priscilla relies on the 1985 memoir Elvis and Me written by Priscilla Presley and Sandra Harmon. The movie stars Cailee Spaeny (Mare of Easttown, Dangerous Instances on the El Royale) as Priscilla, Jacob Elordi (Euphoria, The Kissing Sales space) as Elvis Presley, and Dagmara Dominczyk (Succession, Bottoms, The Misplaced Daughter).
The movie will obtain its South Asia Premiere on Friday November 3, on the PVR Maison in BKC, following a profitable World Premiere on the eightieth Venice Worldwide Movie Competition, the place the movie acquired a seven minute standing ovation. Cailee Spaeny was additionally awarded the Volpi Cup for Finest Actress for her portrayal of Priscilla.
Synopsis
When teenage Priscilla Beaulieu meets Elvis Presley at a celebration, the person who’s already a meteoric rock-and-roll famous person turns into somebody solely sudden in non-public moments: an exhilarating crush, an ally in loneliness, a weak greatest buddy. By Priscilla’s eyes, Sofia Coppola tells the unseen facet of an amazing American delusion in Elvis and Priscilla’s lengthy courtship and turbulent marriage, from a German military base to his dream-world property at Graceland, on this deeply felt and ravishingly detailed portrait of affection, fantasy, and fame.
Director of Pictures on the movie is Philippe Le Sourd, Costume Designer Stacey Battat, Editor Sarah Flack and Manufacturing Designer Tamara Deverell. The movie was produced by Lorenzo Mieli for The Condo Photos, a Fremantle Firm, Sofia Coppola for American Zoetrope, and Youree Henley. The movie was financed by Fremantle Group.
Anu Rangachar, Head of Worldwide Programme at Jio MAMI, says “In Priscilla, Sofia Coppola’s storytelling is bold in exploration and delicate in expression. Based on a self-expressed story of love, Cailee Spaeny in the titular role, shines like a diamond in this nuanced tale about teenage dreams and toxic love . We are delighted to announce Priscilla as the closing film at the Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival.”
MUBI owns all rights to Priscilla in India. Priscilla will likely be coming quickly to cinemas throughout India through MUBI in partnership with PVR Inox Photos. Commenting on the South Asia premiere, Svetlana Naudiyal, Programming Director, Asia, MUBI stated, “We are thrilled to continue our long-standing partnership with the prestigious Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival, celebrating our shared love for cinema. Through this collaboration, we are excited to hold the South Asia premiere of Sofia Coppola’s acclaimed film Priscilla. The title has received widespread recognition worldwide and is highly anticipated among the India audiences.”
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