Elvis

    Genre
    Biography, Drama, Music
  • |
    • Runtime
    159 mins
  • |
    • Rated
    PG-13
  • |
    • Release Date
    2022
  • |
    • Countries
    United States
  • |
    • Languages
    English
  • |
DIRECTED BY:
Baz Luhrmann
WRITTEN BY:
Baz Luhrmann, Sam Bromell, Craig Pearce
CAST INCLUDES:
Austin Butler, David Wenham, Helen Thomson, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Olivia DeJonge, Richard Roxburgh, Tom Hanks

ANGELIKA’S NOTE

Elvis is an epic, big-screen spectacle from visionary, Oscar-nominated filmmaker Baz Luhrmann (MOULIN ROUGE) that explores the life and music of Elvis Presley, starring Austin Butler and Oscar winner Tom Hanks. The glittering biopic was an Official Selection of the 2022 Cannes Film Festival, of which ABC News raves, "The grit and grace of Austin Butler’s performance as The King is a thing of beauty. A star is born right here." The film explores the life of music icon Elvis Presley, from his childhood to becoming a rock and movie star in the 1950s while maintaining a complex relationship with his manager, Colonel Tom Parker.

SYNOPSIS

A thoroughly cinematic drama, Elvis’s (Austin Butler) story is seen through the lens of his complicated relationship with his enigmatic manager, Colonel Tom Parker (Tom Hanks). As told by Parker, the film delves into the complex dynamic between the two spanning over 20 years, from Presley’s rise to fame to his unprecedented stardom, against the backdrop of the evolving cultural landscape and loss of innocence in America. Central to that journey is one of the significant and influential people in Elvis’s life, Priscilla Presley (Olivia DeJonge).

Elvis

    Genre
    Biography, Drama, Music
  • |
    • Runtime
    159 mins
  • |
    • Rated
    PG-13
  • |
    • Release Date
    2022
  • |
    • Countries
    United States
  • |
    • Languages
    English
  • |
DIRECTED BY
Baz Luhrmann
WRITTEN BY
Baz Luhrmann, Sam Bromell, Craig Pearce
CAST INCLUDES
Austin Butler, David Wenham, Helen Thomson, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Olivia DeJonge, Richard Roxburgh, Tom Hanks
Elvis is an epic, big-screen spectacle from visionary, Oscar-nominated filmmaker Baz Luhrmann (MOULIN ROUGE) that explores the life and music of Elvis Presley, starring Austin Butler and Oscar winner Tom Hanks. The glittering biopic was an Official Selection of the 2022 Cannes Film Festival, of which ABC News raves, "The grit and grace of Austin Butler’s performance as The King is a thing of beauty. A star is born right here." The film explores the life of music icon Elvis Presley, from his childhood to becoming a rock and movie star in the 1950s while maintaining a complex relationship with his manager, Colonel Tom Parker.

A thoroughly cinematic drama, Elvis’s (Austin Butler) story is seen through the lens of his complicated relationship with his enigmatic manager, Colonel Tom Parker (Tom Hanks). As told by Parker, the film delves into the complex dynamic between the two spanning over 20 years, from Presley’s rise to fame to his unprecedented stardom, against the backdrop of the evolving cultural landscape and loss of innocence in America. Central to that journey is one of the significant and influential people in Elvis’s life, Priscilla Presley (Olivia DeJonge).

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