Film at Lincoln Center has teed upSofia CoppolasPriscillaas the Centerpiece selection for the 61stNew York Film Festival.
The fest runs from Sept. 29 to Oct. 15,openingwithTodd HaynesMay Decemberstarring Natalie Portman and Julianne Moore.
Her screenplay was based on Priscilla Presleys 1985 memoirElvis and Me.
Jacob Elordi and Cailee Spaeny in ‘Priscilla’NYFF
CoppolasOn the Rocks(2020) andMarie Antoinette(2006) wereNYFFselections.
Its a showcase for a pair of star-making performances and a work of tremendous empathy and emotional nuance.
We are looking forward to welcoming Sofia back to the festival with one of her very best films.
Coppola was the second woman to win Best Director in Cannes forThe Beguiled(2017).
She served as producer onFairyland(2023).
She also directed a production ofLa Traviataat the Rome Opera House alongside Valentino and production designer Nathan Crowley.
Priscillacinematography by Philippe Le Sourd.
Original music by Phoenix.
Coppola, Youree Henley, and Lorenzo Mieli of The Apartment/Fremantle and American Zoetrope produced.
