Fresh
A sophisticated and beautiful feature debut from German television director Max Farberbock.
Ella Taylor, L.A. Weekly
Aimée & Jaguar
Bound By Desire. Torn Apart By War.
1999 · 2h 5m · Not Rated
Drama, History, Romance
Directed by
Max Färberböck
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Aimée & Jaguar
Overview
In 1943, while the Allies are bombing Berlin and the Gestapo is purging the capital of Jews, a dangerous love affair blossoms between two women – one a Jewish member of the underground, the other an exemplar of Nazi motherhood.
Director and cast
- Max Färberböck Director
- Maria Schrader as Felice Schragenheim (Jaguar)
- Juliane Köhler as Lilly Wust (Aimée)
- Johanna Wokalek as Ilse
- Heike Makatsch as Klärchen
- Elisabeth Degen as Lotte
- Detlev Buck as Günther Wust
- Inge Keller as Lilly Wust (1997)
- Kyra Mladeck as Ilse (1997)
- Sarah Camp as Mrs. Kappler
- Klaus Manchen as Mr. Kappler
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
90%
Tomatometer
Fresh
A vivid slice of life -- and love -- during the 1944 Allied bombardment of Berlin.
Jane Sumner, Dallas Morning News
Fresh
The film ... isn't up to the complexities the story raises, but it's a consistently engrossing piece of work.
Charles Taylor, Salon.com
Fresh
This is more than a same-sex success, it's a most affecting, most sensual on-screen love affair, period.
Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times
Fresh
Schrader plays Felice with a kind of doomed and reckless bravery.
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
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