Elizabeth Olsen, the sister who can act, in ‘Martha Marcy May Marlene’ trailer

One of the breakout actresses of this year’s Sundance Film Festival was Elizabeth Olsen (the 21-year old sister of Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen), who received much praise for her performance in Martha Marcy May Marlene, which earned the Best Director prize for debut helmer Sean Durkin. In the film, Elizabeth plays a former cult member who breaks away but suffers psychological trauma as an enduring after effect and cannot integrate herself back into society because she’s unable to separate her dreams from her memories. Just from the trailer, this looks to be an extremely creepy thriller that not only looks to prominently showcase Olsen but also stars Hugh Dancy, Sarah Paulson, and the always-effective John Hawkes as the cult leader. See if you can watch this new trailer without getting chills:

Of course, when Elizabeth became the toast of Sundance not only for this movie but also for Silent House, the National Enquirer penned a story about how the Olsen twins were completely jealous of Elizabeth’s acting success, but a source close to the twins told Gossip Cop that the Enquirer’s story was completely ridiculous and that the twins are very close to Elizabeth. Indeed, the twins actually named their Elizabeth and james clothing label for their two other siblings, so I imagine that they’d be nothing but thrilled with their little sister’s success. Also, Elizabeth really looks to have inherited the twins’ boho-chic fashion sense. Martha Marcy May Marlene releases by way of Fox Searchlight on October 7.

Movie stills courtesy of Ace Showbiz; photos courtesy of WENN