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Overview
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Director:
Writers:
Hilton Als (collaborating writer)
Tom Kalin (writer)
Release Date:
25 September 1992 (UK) more
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Was it a crime of passion? Or a passion for crime?
Plot:
The true story of gay lovers, Richard Loeb and Nathan Leopold Jr. who kidnapped and murdered a child in the early 1920s for kicks... more | add synopsis
Awards:
6 wins & 6 nominations more
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(6 articles)
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| 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 |
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Runtime:
82 min | Spain:94 min | Sweden:92 min | UK:80 min
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1.66 : 1 more
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Australia:M | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:Open (rating surrendered: 1992) | USA:R (original rating: 1992)
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Trivia:
Daniel Schlachet's mother in the film is played by Barbara Bleier, who is his mother in real life. more
Goofs:
Incorrectly regarded as goofs: Characters use telephones with Touch Tone dialing-systems and other modern devices, even though the film is set in the early 1920's. The placement of such anachronistic objects was deliberate on the part of the filmmakers. more
Movie Connections:
Featured in Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema (2006) more
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Swoon tells the story of Leopold and Lobe with homosexuality constantly in mind, because it was important (or at least everyone at the time it actually happened believed it was important). This film points out how the trial focused on their homosexuality, using authentic court transcripts, despite the murder having nothing to do with sexual orientation. This mirrors Michael Foucault's History of Sexuality regarding the policing of sexuality. Thought-provoking.
Although a bit confusing at times, a movie worth watching once. Perhaps do a bit of research on the background of the case to supplement the film.