''Swoon'' is a 1992

independent film An independent film, independent movie, indie film, or indie movie is a feature film or short film that is produced outside the major film studio system, in addition to being produced and distributed by independent entertainment companies (or, i ...

written and directed by

Tom Kalin Tom Kalin (born 1962) is a screenwriter, film director, producer, and professor of experimental film at European Graduate School in Saas-Fee. His debut feature, '' Swoon'', is considered an integral part of the New Queer Cinema. In addition to ...

. It is an account of the 1924

Leopold and Loeb Nathan Freudenthal Leopold Jr. (November 19, 1904 – August 29, 1971) and Richard Albert Loeb (; June 11, 1905 – January 28, 1936), usually referred to collectively as Leopold and Loeb, were two wealthy students at the University of Chicago ...

murder case, focusing more on the

homosexuality Homosexuality is romantic attraction, sexual attraction, or sexual behavior between members of the same sex or gender. As a sexual orientation, homosexuality is "an enduring pattern of emotional, romantic, and/or sexual attractions" to peop ...

of the killers than other films based on the case. It stars Daniel Schlachet as Loeb and

Craig Chester Craig Chester (born November 8, 1965) is an American actor, writer, and screenwriter. Early life Chester was born in West Covina, California, the son of Cecil, lead singer in the rock band “Whiskey”, and Linda, a homemaker. He moved with hi ...

as Leopold. Along with the films of

Todd Haynes Todd Haynes (; born January 2, 1961) is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. His films span four decades with themes examining the personalities of well-known musicians, dysfunctional and dystopian societies, and blurred gender ...

Gregg Araki Gregg Araki (born December 17, 1959) is an American filmmaker. He is noted for his heavy involvement with the New Queer Cinema movement. His film ''Kaboom (film), Kaboom'' (2010) was the first winner of the Cannes Film Festival Queer Palm. Ear ...

and others, ''Swoon'' is identified as part of the

New Queer Cinema "New Queer Cinema" is a term first coined by the academic B. Ruby Rich in ''Sight & Sound'' magazine in 1992 to define and describe a movement in queer-themed independent filmmaking in the early 1990s. It is also referred to as the "Queer New W ...

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* Daniel Schlachet as Richard Loeb *

as Nathan Leopold Jr. *

Ron Vawter Ron Vawter (December 9, 1948 – April 16, 1994) was an American actor and a founding member of the experimental theater company The Wooster Group. Vawter performed in most of the group's works until his death from a heart attack in 1994 at the a ...

as State's Attorney Crowe * Michael Kirby as Detective Savage *

Michael Stumm Michael may refer to: People * Michael (given name), a given name * Michael (surname), including a list of people with the surname Michael Given name "Michael" * Michael (archangel), ''first'' of God's archangels in the Jewish, Christian and ...

as Doctor Bowman * Valda Z. Drabla as Germaine Reinhardt * Natalie Stanford as Susan Lurie * Glenn Backes as James Day

Awards

* 1992 Berlin International Film Festival - Caligari Film Award, Best Feature - Tom Kalin * 1992 Sundance Film Festival - Cinematography Award (Dramatic) - Ellen Kuras, nominated for Grand Jury Prize * 1993 Independent Spirit Awards - Nominated for Best Cinematography (Ellen Kuras), Best Director (Tom Kalin), Best First Feature, and Best Male Lead (Craig Chester) * 1992 Gotham Awards - Open Palm Award - Tom Kalin * 1992 Stockholm International Film Festival - FIPRESCI Prize for Best Feature, Audience Award * 1993 Fantasporto - Directors' Week Award - Tom Kalin

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* * * 1992 films 1992 crime drama films 1992 independent films 1992 LGBT-related films American crime drama films American LGBT-related films American courtroom films Films based on the Leopold and Loeb murder Films produced by Christine Vachon Films set in Chicago Killer Films films Sundance Film Festival award winners 1990s English-language films 1990s American films {{LGBT-film-stub

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