Lights Out | |
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Official US teaser poster
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Directed by | Fabrice Gobert |
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Written by | Fabrice Gobert |
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Music by | Sonic Youth |
Cinematography | Agnès Godard |
Edited by | Fabrice Gobert |
Production
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2.4.7. Films
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Distributed by | TF1 International |
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Country | France |
Language | French |
Budget | $2.5 million |
Box office | $600.000 |
SYR9: Simon Werner a disparu | ||||
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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 | ||||
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Professional ratings | |
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Aggregate scores | |
Source | Rating |
Metacritic | (76/100) |
Review scores | |
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Allmusic | |
BBC Music | (favorable) |
Drowned in Sound | (6/10) |
Dusted Magazine | (favorable) |
Mojo | |
No Ripcord | |
Pitchfork Media | (6.0/10) |
PopMatters | |
Record Collector | |
Sputnikmusic | (3/5) |
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.
The soundtrack was written and performed by the US noise rock band Sonic Youth. 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.
All tracks written by Sonic Youth.
The film was entered into the Un Certain Regard section of the 2010 Cannes Film Festival.
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." Jordan Mintzer of Variety called it "a deftly realized teen thriller" that is too similar to Elephant.