Filmmaker Eugene Jarecki road trips across the United States in Elvis Presleys 1963 Rolls-Royce, examining the musicians complicated legacy for the new documentary, The King.
In the film, Jarecki traces Elvis rise and fall, using the rock pioneers career as a metaphor for America. The new trailer teases the rosy-eyed view of Elvis with fans lining up to admire his Rolls and singing his classic songs. But it also uses the most problematic aspects of Elvis music and career including his drug use and thorny relationship with race and cultural appropriation to explore larger American ills.
The King boasts interviews with an array of musicians and cultural figures including Alec Baldwin, Chuck D who recites his infamous Fight the Power lineabout Elvis Rosanne Cash, Emmylou Harris, Van Jones, Mike Myers, Dan Rather, Lana Del Rey, Ethan Hawke, Greil Marcus, David Simon and Ashton Kutcher. The movie opens June 22nd.
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