Elizabeth Olsen Talks Silent House, New Film with Glenn Close



She’s only 23 years old, but Elizabeth Olsen’s big screen one-two punch is a no-foolin’ trumpet blast heralding the arrival of a major new movie talent. If, bafflingly and sadly, her debut Martha Marcy May Marlene failed to crack $3 million at the domestic box office last fall, it certainly won over plenty of critics; she was co-honored, along with her collaborators, with the New Generation Award by the Los Angeles Film Critics Association, among several other prizes. Her new film, Silent House, not just confirms Olsen’s talents, but immediately showcases her ability to anchor a movie — quite literally. She’s in every frame of co-directors Chris Kentis and Laura Lau‘s psychological thriller, which unfolds in real time as Olsen’s character, Sarah, finds herself sealed in and under siege in her family’s secluded lake house. I recently had a chance to chat with Olsen at her film’s press day; the conversation is excerpted over at ShockYa, so click here for the full read.