Swoon [1992] (New Queer Cinema) dir Tom Kalin

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  <pre>Swoon (1992) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0105508/ Swoon is an independent film written and directed by Tom Kalin, released in 1992. It is an account of the 1924 Leopold and Loeb murder case, focusing more on the homosexuality of the killers than other movies based on the case. It starred Daniel Schlachet as Loeb and Craig Chester as Leopold. Daniel Schlachet ... Richard Loeb Craig Chester ... Nathan Leopold Jr. Ron Vawter ... State's Attorney Crowe Michael Kirby ... Detective Savage Michael Stumm ... Doctor Bowman Valda Z. Drabla ... Germaine Reinhardt Natalie Stanford ... Susan Lurie Isabela Araujo ... Venus in Furs Diva Jill 'Spanky' Buchanan ... Venus in Furs Diva Nashom Benjamin ... Venus in Furs Diva / Mona Foot (as Mona Foot) Trash ... Venus in Furs Diva Trasharama ... Venus in Furs Diva Nashom Wooden ... Venus in Furs Diva Peter Bowen ... Factory Workman Ryan Landry ... Ivory Along with the films of Todd Haynes, Gregg Araki and others, Swoon is identified as part of the New Queer Cinema. An exotic mood piece, based on the infamous Leopold-Loeb case, that probably didn�t win director Tom Kalin many friends in the gay community. Still, Kalin is honest enough to point out that for the American society of the 1920s, these affluent Jewish homosexual child-murderers were the perfect criminals. A nation looked on in disgust, and the pair were convicted as much because of their relationship as because of their crime � which they were entirely guilty of: Kalin also doesn�t shy away from presenting them as amoral bastards. But he doesn�t do what you�d expect, which is to blame homophobia for making them what they were. Despite the many stylistic touches, this is as dispassionate a take on the case as was the 1957 book The Amazing Crime and Trial of Leopold and Loeb, except that Kalin pretty much ignores the pair�s defense attorney � Clarence Darrow, who got them out of the death penalty by arguing their insanity based on their sexuality. As Richard Loeb, the colder and more aggressive of the two, Daniel Schlachet commands our attention without being the least bit likable; Craig Chester has the more difficult role and, I think, gives the better performance as Nathan Leopold Jr., a thrill-seeker who probably never meant to get in so far over his head. If you come away wanting to see more of the murderous duo, you can add Compulsion (1959, Richard Fleischer) and Rope (1948, Alfred Hitchcock) to your Netflix queue; the latter was inspired by the pair's exploits. Other movies, such as both versions of Funny Games, seem to take Leopold and Loeb as their muses. As for Kalin, "Swoon" established him as a director to watch, though it was sixteen years before he made another feature film (2008's "Savage Grace"). Nathan Freudenthal Leopold, Jr. (November 19, 1904 � August 29, 1971) and Richard A. Loeb (June 11, 1905 � January 28, 1936), more commonly known as "Leopold and Loeb", were two wealthy University of Chicago students who murdered 14-year-old Bobby Franks in 1924, and were sentenced to life imprisonment.[1] The duo were motivated to murder Franks by their desire to commit a perfect crime. Once apprehended, Leopold and Loeb retained Clarence Darrow as counsel for the defense. Darrow�s summation in their trial is noted for its influential criticism of capital punishment and retributive, as opposed to rehabilitative, penal systems. Berlin International Film Festival 1992 Won Caligari Film Award Tom Kalin 1992 Won Teddy Best Feature Film Tom Kalin Deauville Film Festival 1992 Nominated Critics Award Tom Kalin Fantasporto 1993 Won Directors' Week Award Tom Kalin Gotham Awards 1992 Won Open Palm Award Tom Kalin Independent Spirit Awards 1993 Nominated Independent Spirit Award Best Cinematography Ellen Kuras 1993 Nominated Independent Spirit Award Best Director Tom Kalin 1993 Nominated Independent Spirit Award Best First Feature Tom Kalin (director) Christine Vachon (producer) 1993 Nominated Independent Spirit Award Best Male Lead Craig Chester Stockholm Film Festival 1992 Won FIPRESCI Prize Competition Tom Kalin Sundance Film Festival 1992 Won Cinematography Award Dramatic Ellen Kuras 1992 Nominated Grand Jury Prize Dramatic Tom Kalin </pre>
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