Lights Out (2010 film)

Lights Out (French: 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.^[4]

Lights Out
Theatrical release poster
French	Simon Werner a disparu...
Directed by	Fabrice Gobert
Written by	Fabrice Gobert
Produced by	Marc-Antoine Robert Xavier Rigault
Starring	Jules Pelissier Ana Girardot Arthur Mazet Laurent Delbecque Selma El Mouissi Audrey Bastien Esteban Carvajal Alegria Yan Tassin Serge Riaboukine Laurent Capelluto
Cinematography	Agnès Godard
Edited by	Peggy Koretzky
Music by	Sonic Youth
Production company	2.4.7. Films
Distributed by	Diaphana Distribution
Release dates	20 May 2010 (2010-05-20) (Cannes) 22 September 2010 (2010-09-22) (France)
Running time	91 minutes[1]
Country	France
Language	French
Budget	€3.5 million[2]
Box office	$352,420[3]

Cast

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

Production

Principal photography took place from September to November 2009 in the Forest of Sénart near Tigery and at Lycée François Truffaut in Bondoufle.^[5]

Release

The film had its world premiere in the Un Certain Regard section of the 2010 Cannes Film Festival.^[1]

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."^[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 Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life.^[9]

Soundtrack

SYR9: Simon Werner a disparu
Soundtrack album by Sonic Youth
Released	15 February 2011
Recorded	2010
Genre	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[10]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[11]
Drowned in Sound	6/10[12]
Mojo	[10]
No Ripcord	9/10[13]
Pitchfork	6.0/10[14]
PopMatters	7/10[15]
Record Collector	[16]
Sputnikmusic	3/5[17]

The soundtrack was written and performed by American rock band Sonic Youth.^[18] 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 before their breakup in November 2011.

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

Charts

Chart performance for SYR9: Simon Werner a disparu

Chart (2011)	Peak position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[19]	69
UK Soundtrack Albums (OCC)[20]	20
US Vinyl Albums (Billboard)[21]	13