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Why does no one know about this film?

posted 19 years ago by LifeDuringWartime
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I don't understand why this is the first message board post, why there's virtually no scholarly work written on this film, or why SO few people have heard of it. I think it's brilliant! It's especially interesting to view in juxtaposition with Hitchcock's Rope, as there are many subtle stylistic and thematic similarities to be found, if looked at carefully; Also fascinating to see how portrayals of this case have changed/progressed. I would write more, but I feel like it won't be read. If anyone knows of any published articles on this film, please let me know!

[–] RoundHead43 19 years ago

Their is a book called "American Independent Cinema" which has a collection of articles about different independent films. It is from a collection of books called the Sight and Sounds Readers. One of the articles in the book has to do with Swoon.

[–] edoneii 19 years ago

The underatedness of the film really bothers me as well. It is a brilliant movie and I feel it is the most accurate portrayal of the Leopold and Loeb case. Sadly, nobody seems to recognize this fact... I too was shocked to see this was the only post on the message board! Hopefully people will start acquiring some taste ! :)

[–] joe_fleet 19 years ago

I think this film is finally getting the recognition it deserves. I just saw it today as part of my "cinema studies" subject at university. I thought it was brilliant.

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[–] GetTight 18 years ago

Occasionally, The LOGO channel shows this film, but they edit movies to pieces.

[–] shortfic 18 years ago

I actually wrote a whole paper on this film, and I included discussion of Leopold and Loeb, and the movies Rope and Compulsion as well.
But I agree: it is not widely known, and it should be.

[–] popzaway 18 years ago

What did you write your paper for? It would be interesting to read if possible.

[–] shortfic 18 years ago

I was hoping to get it published in a film magazine but that didn't work. I think I only have a hard copy of it somewhere and would have to find it. (Wrote it back in the days before I had a computer.)

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[–] markw999 18 years ago

Also, check out New Queer Cinema edited by Michele Aaron and published by University of Edinburgh press. Great book, she was my uni teacher!

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[–] cfbrown77 16 years ago

Life; maybe, you didn't know about this film until you saw it; however, I can assure you that it is fairly well-known--especially for an "art" film.

I thought it was interesting and fairly well-done. I wouldn't go so far as to call it "brilliant," nor do I think there needs to be any scholarly work done on the film. The subject matter of Leopold and Loeb has been covered extensively--including, as you noted in Alfred Hitchcock's far superior Rope.

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[–] barbarossa4188 12 years ago

Who cares about 2 sociopathic Khazars/Jews. Btw, these 2 parasites did not hang because.....................

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