Swoon - Trailer

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SWOON is the true story of two notorious, thrill-seeking young men in 1920s Chicago. Nathan Leopold, Jr. and Richard Loeb were two Jewish intellectuals who became famous for the kidnapping and murder of a boy named Bobby Franks. These brilliant, precocious eighteen-year-old gentlemen genuinely took pleasure in criminal activity, the savagery of which remains legendary. Their motives were chilling. They wanted to do it simply to prove to themselves that they were smart enough to get away with it. After committing the murder, however, they were easily captured by the innumerable clues they left behind and by their jumbled alibis, and the subsequent trial became international news and served to reinforce the cultures then-stereotypes about the dangers of homosexuality, Judaism and intellectualism.

Leopold and Loeb escaped the death penalty only because of an impassioned defense by Clarence Darrow, the best-known defense attorney of the time, who argued that they were insane, and used their homosexuality as proof of insanity.

Smart, stylized and emotionally jarring, SWOON introduces the talents of Craig Chester (as Leopold) and Dan Schlachet (Loeb), as well as Michael Kirby, Michael Stumm and Ron Vawter, and uses an experimental narrative format to explore the social, judicial and psychological forces which acted upon these two lives. Written, co-produced and directed by acclaimed video and film artist Tom Kalin (director of SAVING GRACE starring Julianne Moore), and produced by Christine Vachon (BOYS DONT CRY, PARTY MONSTER, FAR FROM HEAVEN, IM NOT THERE).

Wildly audacioushauntingly stylish, raved The New York Times when the first film opened theatrically. Provocative and seductive, exclaimed the San Francisco Chronicle. Stunning!, said Harpers Bazaar, while Premiere Magazine gushed glamorously queer! The Village Voice noted the film is a cool, exquisite autopsy of manners! Critic Roger Ebert perhaps gave SWOON its best accolade: this is the kind of movie that inspires discussion afterwards.

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[yaoiqueen13]

i really really want to see this movie, i don't know why but these two just fasanate me to no end.

[m3rrys0ngstr3ss]

I don't know why, but that one line near the end that Dickey says about "If you could get pregnant you would, wouldn't you?" just gets under my skin - something about him getting that much into his partner's face I guess...

[elm1230]

@JRF1961 Gay people aren't the ones to blame. Society constantly makes movies that glorify and romanticize murderers, whores, and crime bosses. So I would leave the 'Gay' press comment out of it.

[elm1230]

@gyqz Ahaahaha! that's a good eye there. I suppose the director hired who ever was available.

[gyqz]

One thing that is a bit out of context : A black woman working as a stenographer in court in those days???

[JRF1961]

Wow, a movie about homosexual pedophiles child murderers is glorified by the 'Gay' press. How predictable!!!

[theultimaverba]

the music is wonderful

[rain74925]

Naw. Two big guys killing a defenseless kid for whatever reason, it's a dealbreaker for me to not watch this movie, however well-made otherwise. No to Swoon!

[catbsometimes1]

hot

[lisambofoh]

I love this movie. It's awesome. The real people were sick and deserved to die, but the actors are hot and are awesome to watch make out!

[afdba]

@MolokoPlus1980 "sick fucks" just because it was a child? idiot

[gotch09]

@MolokoPlus1980 Yeah, the boy Leopold and Leob killed was a 13 year old boy named Bobby Franks.