Lights Out (2010 film)

2010 French thriller film by Fabrice Gobert

Marc-Antoine Robert
Xavier Rigault

Starring

Jules Pelissier
Ana Girardot
Arthur Mazet
Laurent Delbecque
Laurent Capelluto
Serge Riaboukine

CinematographyAgnès GodardEdited byFabrice GobertMusic bySonic Youth

Production
company

2.4.7. Films

Distributed byTF1 International

Release dates

May 20, 2010 (2010-05-20) (Cannes)
September 22, 2010 (2010-09-22) (France)

CountryFranceLanguageFrenchBudget$2.5 millionBox office$600.000^[1]

Lights Out (French: Simon Werner a disparu) is a French thriller film directed by Fabrice Gobert and starring Jules Pelissier, Ana Girardot, Arthur Mazet, Laurent Delbecque, Serge Riaboukine and Laurent Capelluto.^[2]

Release

The film was entered into the Un Certain Regard section of the 2010 Cannes Film Festival.^[3]

Reception

Lee Marshall of Screen Daily wrote, "This genre-bending high-school thriller-drama about three students who go missing at a French lycee opens like a teen B-movie, but soon moves into more intriguing territory."^[4] Jordan Mintzer of Variety called it "a deftly realized teen thriller" that is too similar to Elephant.^[5]

Cast

Jules Pelissier as Jérémie Legrand
Ana Girardot as Alice Cartier
Arthur Mazet as Jean-Baptiste Rabier
Laurent Delbecque as Simon Werner
Yan Tassin as Frédéric
Esteban Carvajal Alegria as Luc
Audrey Bastien as Clara
Laurent Capelluto as Yves
Serge Riaboukine as Rabier's father

Soundtrack

SYR9: Simon Werner a disparu

Soundtrack album by

Sonic Youth

Released

February 15, 2011

Genre

Soundtrack, noise rock, post-rock

Length

58:08

Label

Sonic Youth Recordings

SYR series chronology

SYR8: Andre Sider Af Sonic Youth
(2008)

SYR9: Simon Werner a disparu
(2011)

Sonic Youth chronology

The Eternal
(2009)

SYR9: Simon Werner a Disparu
(2011)

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	(76/100)^[6]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[7]
BBC Music	(favorable)^[8]
Drowned in Sound	(6/10)^[9]
Dusted Magazine	(favorable)^[10]
Mojo	^[6]
No Ripcord	^[11]
Pitchfork Media	(6.0/10)^[12]
PopMatters	^[13]
Record Collector	^[14]
Sputnikmusic	(3/5)^[15]

The soundtrack was written and performed by the US noise rock band Sonic Youth.^[16] It was released as part of the Sonic Youth Recordings series, titled as SYR9: Simon Werner a Disparu. It is notable for being the last release of new music from the band prior to their indefinite hiatus which was announced in 2012.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Sonic Youth

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Thème de Jérémie"	4:30
2.	"Alice et Simon"	2:38
3.	"Les Anges au Piano"	3:31
4.	"Chez Yves (Alice et Clara)"	3:33
5.	"Jean-Baptiste à la Fenêtre"	3:04
6.	"Thème de Laetitia"	6:01
7.	"Escapades"	3:04
8.	"La Cabane au Zodiac"	2:08
9.	"Dans les Bois/M. Rabier"	5:50
10.	"Jean-Baptiste et Laetitia"	1:17
11.	"Thème de Simon"	3:52
12.	"Au Café"	5:33
13.	"Theme d'Alice"	13:08

References

^ "Simon Werner a disparu (2010) - JPBox-Office".
^ Barton, Steve (21 April 2010). "More Teens In Peril in Lights Out". Dread Central. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
^ "Festival de Cannes: Lights Out". Cannes Film Festival. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
^ Marshall, Lee (21 May 2010). "Lights Out (Simon Werner A Disparu)". Screen Daily. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
^ Mintzer, Jordan (20 May 2010). "Review: 'Lights Out'". Variety. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
^ ^a ^b "Critic Reviews for Simon Werner A Disparu". Metacritic. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
^ Phares, Heather. Simon Werner a Disparu Sonic Youth at AllMusic. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
^ Diver, Mike (11 February 2011). "Review of Sonic Youth - Simon Werner a Disparu". BBC Music. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
^ Gutierrez, Mike (24 February 2011). "Sonic Youth - Simon Werner A Disparu". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
^ Ruccia, Dan (5 April 2011). "Dusted Reviews: Sonic Youth - Simon Werner a Disparu OST". Dusted Magazine. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
^ Wray, Daniel Dylan (2 February 2011). "Sonic Youth: Simon Werner A Disparu - Music Review". No Ripcord. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
^ Berman, Stuart (21 February 2011). "Simon Werner a Disparu OST". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
^ Aspray, Benjamin (17 March 2011). "Sonic Youth: SYR9: Simon Werner a Disparu". PopMatters. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
^ "Sonic Youth - Simon Werner a Disparu CD Album". CD Universe. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
^ Viney, Joseph (21 February 2011). "Review: Sonic Youth - SYR 9: Simon Werner a Disparu". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
^ Sciretta, Peter (22 May 2010). "Cannes Review: Fabrice Goberts Lights-Out-Simon Werner a Disparu". SlashFilm. Retrieved July 20, 2010.