Swoon (1991)
Average Rating: 6.7/10
Reviews Counted: 8
Fresh: 5 | Rotten: 3
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Tom Kalin directed this cool and aloof black-and-white study of the infamous Leopold and Loeb case, a case told before in two previous films -- Rope and Compulsion. In 1924, in Chicago, Nathan Leopold Jr. and Richard Loeb, two 18-year-olds, kidnapped and murdered the 13-year-old Bobby Franks, immediately killing him and then stuffing his naked body up a culvert. The motive for the crime was simply that they wanted to prove to themselves that they were smart enough to get away with it. The
Jan 1, 1991 Wide
Aug 24, 2004
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
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Cast
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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 -
Oscar Aleman
Press Conference Extra -
Ed Altman
Mike Leopold -
Isabela Araujo
Venus in Fur Diva -
Robert Austin
Allan Loeb -
Glenn Backes
James Day -
Emanuel Baetich
Press Conference Extra -
Robert Beck
Press Conference Extra -
Michael Becker
Phrenology Head -
Malcolm A. Beers Jr.
Nathan Leopold Jr. -
Zoe Bissell
Phrenology Head -
Dean C. Blanco
Courtroom Extra -
Barbara Bleier
Mrs. Loeb -
Gregg Bordowitz
Phrenology Head -
Catarina Borelli
Courtroom Extra -
Peter Bowen
Factory Workman -
Judith Boxley
Mrs. Franks -
Jill Buchanan
Venus in Fur Diva -
Dick Callaghan
Country Workman -
Christopher Cangelosi
Little Boy in Park -
Barry Cassidy
Courtroom Extra -
Brent Charleton
Irving Hartman -
David Cheever
Courtroom Extra -
Paul Connor
Bobby Franks -
Addison Cook
Prison Guard -
James Crafford
Courtroom Extra -
Douglas Crimp
Prison Mugshot -
James Cummings
Interrogation Cop -
Mike Diaz
Press Conference Extra -
Phelim Dolan
Prison Mugshot -
Richard Elovich
Doctor Hulbert -
Patricia Fabricant
Phrenology Head -
Steven Flum
Courtroom Extra -
Mona Foot
Venus in Fur Diva -
Robert Funes
Prisoner -
Lou Galiardo
Courtroom Extra -
Carl M. George
Courtroom Extra -
Debra Goodman
Courtroom Extra -
Joseph Harding
Courtroom Extra -
Christopher Hoover
Elektra Luxe -
Ken Howarth
Sven Englund Chauffeur -
Verne F. Hoyt
Night Cop -
Andrea Kislan
Phrenology Head -
Pamela Koffler
Phrenology Head -
Anna Kohler
Courtroom Extra -
Heidi Kriz
Courtroom Extra -
Gary Lamadore
Interrogation Cop -
Ryan Landry
Ivory -
Maddy Lederman
Press Conference Extra -
Leland Douglas
Prison Guard -
Barry Liebowitz
Mr. Franks -
Christie MacFadyen
Reporter -
Scott K. MacArthur
Courtroom Extra -
Julian Marynczak
Workman in Marsh -
John McGee
Courtroom Extra -
Robert McKanna
Reporter -
Jean Claude Monfort
Clinic Doctor -
John A. Mudd
Detective Sbarbaro -
Dana Nasrallah
Courtroom Extra -
Michael Nesline
Clinic Doctor -
Craig Paull
Country Workman -
Adina Porter
Stenographer -
Owen H. Ranft
Prisoner -
Robert Read
Clarence Darrow -
Bobby Reed
Reporter -
Jerome F. Richards
Courtroom Extra -
Carlos Rodríguez
Country Workman -
John Rowan
Man with Newspaper -
Paul Joshua Rubin
Father Weir -
Elion Sacker
Country Workman -
Richard Schechner
Radio Announcer -
Emily Sherman
Phrenology Head -
Andy Mark Simpson
Bailiff -
Natalie Stanford
Susan Lurie -
Philip Stanton
Gene Lovitz -
Hobson Sturtevant
Courtroom Extra -
Stanley Taub
Mr. Loeb -
Tanya Taylor
Press Conference Extra -
Emmitt Thrower
Country Workman -
Elizabeth Towson
Courtroom Extra -
Trash
Venus in Fur Diva -
Trasharama
Venus in Fur Diva -
Richard R. Upton
Clinic Doctor -
Robert Vazquez
Prisoner -
Alex Vean
Prisoner -
John Ventimiglia
Prison Guard -
Pepe Vives
Night Detective -
William Walters
Clinic Doctor -
Ray Wasik
Mean Prison Guard -
Eric J. Wiggins III
Country Workman -
Nashom Wooden
Venus in Fur Diva -
Burt Wright
Warden -
Daniel Haughey
Ornithologist -
Todd Haynes
Phrenology Head -
James Lyons
Prison Mugshot -
Nina Port
Phrenology Head -
Lauren Zalaznick
Phrenology Head -
Paul Schmidt
Judge Caverly -
Jim Crawford
Prison Barber -
Robert Sullivan
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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.
As a dark, moody and stylized (the film is shot in b/w) poem of love and madness Swoon is effective, but as social polemic on contemporary gay issues, it's strained; even so, it's a striking feature debut.
Faux artsy take on the Leopold-Loeb case.
Moody, dispassionate take on the savagery of crime that neither illuminates nor captivates.
Audience Reviews for Swoon
[COLOR=Red] Well the reason I am putting these two films in one entry is because of the actor, Craig Chester, who appears in both and even directs one of the two. I did not realize this while putting them in my Netflix queue. Hell I had never even heard of the guy till now. First up is the 1992 queer indie Swoon. I have always been interested in this true crime tale of Leopold and Loeb. The tale of the gruesome 1920's crime by the infamous duo and rumored lovers. They committed the heinous kidnapping and killing of a 13 year old boy.
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This story has been filmed in some degree before. Once with thre Welle's film Compulsion and Hitchcock's Rope. Nevertheless this film seems alot more real than the other two. The actors in this film are very good. The two stars Chester and Daniel Schlachet. Not nearly as compelling as I had hoped but for well done. Black & white cinematography and smart dialogue highlight this crime drama. [/COLOR]
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[COLOR=YellowGreen]One thing I have noticed over the years is that queer cinema has pretty much turned into a romcom sub genre. I mean the early 90's brought a slew of very important queer underground classics. Now it seems the genre is in the hands of the Queer Eye bunch. Hey we are not all like those fairies. So I am going in search of important quuer films. Is Adam & Steve one of them? Nope. I haave to say though it is thoroughly engaging surprising and funny. It is directed by none other than Craig Chester. He also stars as one of the men whom meet without realising they had had an embarrassing one nighter years before. I enjoyed this but it still feels like a Bullock film with men as the couple. Parker Posey and Chris Kattan nearly (as expected) steal the show. [/COLOR]
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