| Lights Out | |
| Native Name: | |
| Director: | Fabrice Gobert |
| Cinematography: | Agnès Godard |
| Editing: | Peggy Koretzky |
| Music: | Sonic Youth |
| Studio: | 2.4.7. Films |
| Distributor: | Diaphana Distribution |
| Runtime: | 91 minutes |
| Country: | France |
| Language: | French |
| Budget: | €3.5 million[1] |
| Gross: | $352,420[2] |
Lights Out (fr|'''Simon Werner a disparu...'''|lit=Simon Werner Has Disappeared...) is a 2010 French thriller film written and directed by Fabrice Gobert and starring Jules Pelissier, Ana Girardot, Arthur Mazet, Laurent Delbecque, Selma El Mouissi, Audrey Bastien, Esteban Carvajal Alegria, Yan Tassin, Serge Riaboukine and Laurent Capelluto.[3]
Principal photography took place from September to November 2009 in the Forest of Sénart near Tigery and at Lycée François Truffaut in Bondoufle.[4]
The film had its world premiere in the Un Certain Regard section of the 2010 Cannes Film Festival.[5]
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."[6] Jordan Mintzer of Variety called it "a deftly realized teen thriller" that is too similar to Elephant.[7]
The film was nominated for Best First Feature Film at the 36th César Awards,[8] but lost to .[9]
| SYR9: Simon Werner a disparu | |
| Type: | soundtrack |
| Artist: | Sonic Youth |
| Released: | 15 February 2011 |
| Genre: | |
| Length: | 58:08 |
| Label: | Sonic Youth Recordings |
| Chronology: | SYR series |
| Prev Year: | 2008 |
The soundtrack was written and performed by American rock band Sonic Youth.[10] It was released as part of the Sonic Youth Recordings series, under the title SYR9: Simon Werner a Disparu. It is the final release from the band, which broke up later in 2011.
| Peak position | ||
| US Vinyl Albums (Billboard)[11] | 13 |
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