Swoon (film)

Swoon
Swoon
	DVD cover
Directed by	Tom Kalin
Written by	Tom Kalin; Hilton Als
Produced by	Christine Vachon
Starring	Daniel Schlachet; Craig Chester
Cinematography	Ellen Kuras
Edited by	Tom Kalin
Music by	James Bennett
Distributed by	Fine Line Features
Release dates	January 1992 (U.S.); September 11, 1992 (U.S. general);
Running time	82 mins
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$250,000 (estimated)
Box office	$340,147 (US sub-total)

Swoon is a 1992 independent film written and directed by Tom Kalin. It is an account of the 1924 Leopold and Loeb murder case, focusing more on the homosexuality of the killers than other films based on the case. It stars Daniel Schlachet as Loeb and Craig Chester as Leopold.

Along with the films of Todd Haynes, Gregg Araki and others, Swoon is identified as part of the New Queer Cinema.

Cast

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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