Long live the King

UNSEEN FOOTAGE OF ELVIS IN CONCERT ACTION PROVES A SENSATIONAL EXPERIENCE

- REVIEWS BY DAMON SMITH

Insight: Elvis is also heard talking about his life in the film

IN A Little Less Conversation, one of hundreds of Elvis Presley songs that are missing from the 45-track set list that spans director Baz Luhrmann's sensational 90-minute concert film experience, The King memorably demands less talk and more action, beginning the first verse with the heartfelt plea, “Baby, close your eyes and listen to the music!”

His wish is granted with pelvis-thrusting gusto in Epic: Elvis Presley In Concert, an exhilarating restoration of presumed lost and unseen material that showcases the singer's charisma, showmanship and playful sense of humour, nearly 50 years after his death at his Graceland estate, aged 42.