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Swoon is a 1992 American crime drama film written, directed, and edited by Tom Kalin in his feature directorial debut. It stars Craig Chester and Daniel Schlachet, with Michael Kirby, Michael Stumm, and Ron Vawter in supporting roles.
Sep 25, 1992 · Swoon: Directed by Tom Kalin. With Daniel Schlachet, Craig Chester, Ron Vawter, Michael Kirby. The true story of gay lovers, Richard Loeb and Nathan Leopold Jr. Who kidnapped and murdered a child in the early 1920s for kicks.
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- Crime, Drama
- Tom Kalin
Nov 13, 1992 · Swoon. "Swoon" reopens once again the notorious thrill-killing of Bobby Frank, whose murder in the 1920s became an international scandal when it was revealed that two rich young Chicago homosexuals, Richard Loeb and Nathan Leopold Jr., had committed the crime.
In a film based on actual events, teenagers Nathan Leopold Jr. (Craig Chester) and Richard Loeb (Daniel Schlachet) share a dangerous sexual bond and an amoral outlook on life.
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- Daniel Schlachet
- Tom Kalin
- Drama
Sep 11, 1992 · Teenagers Nathan Leopold Jr. and Richard Loeb share a dangerous sexual bond and an amoral outlook on life. They spend afternoons breaking into storefronts and engaging in petty crimes, until the calculating Nathan ups the ante by kidnapping, and murdering, a young boy.
Jul 2, 2021 · A crucial work of New Queer Cinema, Tom Kalin’s first feature, “Swoon,” from 1992 (streaming on the Criterion Channel), dramatizes the infamous Leopold and Loeb murder of 1924 with acute ...
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Featuring legendary Ron Vowter as the prosecuting states attorney, SWOON flexes its brainy elegance to question the "queerness" of the case, and even extends the story to reveal how...
