Kalin’s debut feature, a landmark of New Queer Cinema, revisits the notorious 1924 kidnapping and murder by Leopold and Loeb. Unlike other films about the incident (Rope, 1948, and Compulsion, 1959), Swoon confronts head-on issues of homosexuality and the tragic ramifications of society’s prejudice. The film is also remarkable for Kuras’ striking black-and white cinematography, described by the New York Times as “hauntingly stylish.” 1992, 35mm, 92 minutes.
Swoon
