Riley Keough says she cried while watching “Elvis” with her mom Lisa Marie Presley and her grandmother Priscilla Presley.

Baz Luhrmann’s new biography, Elvis, was certainly emotional to the late Rock’n’Roll millions of fans, and even more emotional to his granddaughter, actress Riley Keough.

Talk to Keef variety Regarding her directorial debut at the Cannes Film Festival, “Warpony,” she revealed that she had seen a movie starring Austin Butler as Elvis Presley with her mom Lisa Marie Presley and her grandmother Priscilla Presley.

“It was a very moving experience. It’s very intense to see when it’s your family,” Keough admitted.

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“The first movie I saw in the theater was’Moulin Rouge’that I wanted to make. I was 12 years old. It’s a real honor to know that Buzz was doing this movie. “Romeo + Juliet” and “Moulin Rouge” were really powerful for me at the time. It’s not that I didn’t trust Buzz, but you’re protecting her family, “she continued.

“In the first five minutes, I could feel how much effort Buzz and Austin spent trying to get it right, which quickly made me emotional,” she added. “I started crying in five minutes, but it didn’t stop. For our family, there is a lot of family trauma and generational trauma that started around that time. They really got his essence and he I was honored to have worked hard to feel the essence of. Austin took it very beautifully. “

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Asked if she would appear in the movie when she approached, Keef said she was happy to keep her arm-length distance.

“It’s a little too close. It’s strong enough to see, I don’t want to act on it,” she shared. “It was never a conversation. I think there was a boundary that I felt respected in a good way.”

“Elvis” will be screened at the theater on June 24th.