Lights Out (2010 film) explained

Lights Out
Director:Fabrice Gobert
Music:Sonic Youth
Cinematography:Agnès Godard
Editing:Fabrice Gobert
Studio:2.4.7. Films
Distributor:TF1 International
Country:France
Language:French
Budget:$2.5 million
Gross:$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

Soundtrack

SYR9: Simon Werner a disparu
Type:Soundtrack
Artist:Sonic Youth
Released:February 15, 2011
Genre:Soundtrack, noise rock, post-rock
Length:58:08
Label:Sonic Youth Recordings
Chronology:SYR series
Prev Year:2008

The soundtrack was written and performed by the US noise rock band Sonic Youth.[6] 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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Simon Werner a disparu (2010) - JPBox-Office .
  2. Web site: Barton. Steve. More Teens In Peril in Lights Out. Dread Central. 8 May 2012. 21 April 2010.
  3. Web site: Festival de Cannes: Lights Out . 9 September 2011. Cannes Film Festival.
  4. Web site: Lights Out (Simon Werner A Disparu). Marshall. Lee. Screen Daily. 21 May 2010. 1 January 2014.
  5. Web site: Review: 'Lights Out'. Mintzer. Jordan. Variety. 20 May 2010. 1 January 2014.
  6. Web site: Cannes Review: Fabrice Goberts Lights-Out-Simon Werner a Disparu. Sciretta. Peter. 22 May 2010. July 20, 2010. SlashFilm.