“Elvis”, the biopic of Baz Luhrmann centered on the relationship between the King and his manager

When he burst into conservative 1950s America, it was a musical and cultural revolution, Elvis and his hips from his childhood cradled in black music. The groupies are here. A man sniffs out a bargain. Under the features of an unrecognizable Tom Hanks, Colonel Tom Parker is the central figure in the King’s career. This strange character has a troubled past. After entering the United States, he invented an identity for himself, a title of colonel, and became an artist’s manager.

“He was wanted by Interpol for murder in Holland, he no longer had the right to leave the United States. He was not a good person, he was frankly even garbage. The fact that Elvis has not toured the world is precisely because of this search by the police”recount Belkacem Bahloulieditor-in-chief of the Magazine RollingStone. The King, he considered his manager as a lucky charm.