Swoon

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Swoon is a 1992 American independent drama film directed by Tom Kalin that dramatizes the infamous 1924 Leopold and Loeb murder case.

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instanceOf American independent film
drama film
film
awardReceived Caligari Film Award
basedOn Leopold and Loeb murder case
cinematographyBy Ellen Kuras
countryOfOrigin United States
United States of America
depicts crime of murder
criminal trial
director Tom Kalin
distributor Fine Line Features
editedBy Tom Kalin
filmFormat black-and-white film
genre LGBT-related film
crime film
drama film
independent film
hasCastMember Craig Chester
Daniel Schlachet
Michael Kirby
Ron Vawter
language English
mainSubject Leopold and Loeb
musicBy James Bennett
narrativeFocus gay relationship between Leopold and Loeb
notableFor queer reinterpretation of historical crime case
stylized retelling of Leopold and Loeb case
partOfMovement New Queer Cinema
portrays Leopold and Loeb murder
Nathan Leopold
Richard Loeb
producer Christine Vachon
publicationDate 1992
runtime approximately 82 minutes
screenedAt Berlin International Film Festival
Sundance Film Festival
screenwriter Tom Kalin
setInLocation Chicago
setInPeriod 1920s

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Ellen Kuras notableWork Swoon
Ellen Kuras workedOn Swoon
Tom Kalin notableWork Swoon
Tom Kalin directed Swoon
Tom Kalin screenwriterOf Swoon