Baz Luhrmannhas now made three generations of Presley women cry.
“It was a very emotional experience.
Earlier this month, his ex-wife Priscilla Presleytook to Instagram to praise the film.
Elvis Presley’s granddaughter Riley Keough; Austin Butler as Elvis in ‘Elvis’.David Fisher/Shutterstock; Warner Bros. Pictures
“I’ve seenElvisthe film.
I watched the trailer over a dozen times,” the 76-year-old wrote.
“I relived every moment in this film.
It took me a few days to overcome the emotions, as it did with Lisa.”
Lisa Marie Presley called the film “absolutely exquisite” and predicted it would win an Oscar.
Keough told the Cannes panel that she’s a longtime fan of Luhrmann’s.
“The first movie I ever watched in the theater and said I wanted to make movies wasMoulin Rouge.
I was 12,” she said.
“That made me emotional immediately,” Keough said.
“I started crying five minutes in and didn’t stop.
There’s a lot of family trauma and generational trauma that started around then for our family.
I felt honored they worked so hard to really get his essence, to feel his essence.
Austin captured that so beautifully.”
“It’s a drama.
But music in this film is as important as words,” Luhrmann said.
“Because Elvis was a man of few words.
The Australian auteur also said Butler was the perfect man for the job.
“I put him through the ringer, but he lived Elvis.
Elvishits theaters June 24.
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