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Aimee & Jaguar

Original title: Aimée & Jaguar
  • 19991999
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 2h 5m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
6.6K
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Juliane Köhler and Maria Schrader in Aimee & Jaguar (1999)
Theatrical Trailer from Zeitgeist Films
Play trailer1:46
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16 Photos
  • Biography
  • Drama
  • Romance
In 1943 Berlin, a Nazi officer's wife meets and starts a passionate affair with a Jewish woman.In 1943 Berlin, a Nazi officer's wife meets and starts a passionate affair with a Jewish woman.In 1943 Berlin, a Nazi officer's wife meets and starts a passionate affair with a Jewish woman.
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
6.6K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Max Färberböck
  • Writers
    • Max Färberböck
    • Rona Munro
    • Erica Fischer(book)
  • Stars
    • Maria Schrader
    • Juliane Köhler
    • Johanna Wokalek
Top credits
  • Director
    • Max Färberböck
  • Writers
    • Max Färberböck
    • Rona Munro
    • Erica Fischer(book)
  • Stars
    • Maria Schrader
    • Juliane Köhler
    • Johanna Wokalek
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 54User reviews
    • 62Critic reviews
    • 72Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 8 wins & 4 nominations

    Videos1

    Aimee and Jaguar
    Trailer 1:46
    Aimee and Jaguar

    Photos16

    Heike Makatsch, Désirée Nick, and Johanna Wokalek in Aimee & Jaguar (1999)
    Detlev Buck, Juliane Köhler, and Désirée Nick in Aimee & Jaguar (1999)
    Maria Schrader in Aimee & Jaguar (1999)
    Juliane Köhler in Aimee & Jaguar (1999)
    Juliane Köhler and Maria Schrader in Aimee & Jaguar (1999)
    Juliane Köhler and Maria Schrader in Aimee & Jaguar (1999)
    Heike Makatsch, Maria Schrader, and Johanna Wokalek in Aimee & Jaguar (1999)
    Juliane Köhler and Maria Schrader in Aimee & Jaguar (1999)
    Maria Schrader, Bastian Trost, and Peter Weck in Aimee & Jaguar (1999)
    Detlev Buck and Juliane Köhler in Aimee & Jaguar (1999)
    Maria Schrader and Johanna Wokalek in Aimee & Jaguar (1999)
    Elisabeth Degen, Heike Makatsch, Maria Schrader, and Johanna Wokalek in Aimee & Jaguar (1999)

    Top cast

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    Maria Schrader
    Maria Schrader
    • Felice Schragenheim (Jaguar)as Felice Schragenheim (Jaguar)
    Juliane Köhler
    Juliane Köhler
    • Lilly Wust (Aimée)as Lilly Wust (Aimée)
    Johanna Wokalek
    Johanna Wokalek
    • Ilseas Ilse
    Heike Makatsch
    Heike Makatsch
    • Klärchenas Klärchen
    Elisabeth Degen
    Elisabeth Degen
    • Lotteas Lotte
    Detlev Buck
    Detlev Buck
    • Günther Wustas Günther Wust
    Inge Keller
    Inge Keller
    • Lilly Wust (1997)as Lilly Wust (1997)
    Kyra Mladeck
    • Ilse (1997)as Ilse (1997)
    Sarah Camp
    • Frau Kappleras Frau Kappler
    Klaus Manchen
    • Herr Kappleras Herr Kappler
    Margit Bendokat
    Margit Bendokat
    • Frau Jägeras Frau Jäger
    Jochen Stern
    • Werner Lauseas Werner Lause
    Peter Weck
    Peter Weck
    • Chefredakteur Kelleras Chefredakteur Keller
    Lia Dultzkaya
    • Huldaas Hulda
    Dani Levy
    Dani Levy
    • Fritz Borchertas Fritz Borchert
    Hans-Christoph Blumenberg
    • Fotograf Schmidtas Fotograf Schmidt
    • (as H.C. Blumenberg)
    Rüdiger Hacker
    • Ernst Biermöselas Ernst Biermösel
    Rosel Zech
    Rosel Zech
    • Blonde Frauas Blonde Frau
    • Director
      • Max Färberböck
    • Writers
      • Max Färberböck
      • Rona Munro
      • Erica Fischer(book)
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Germany's entry to the Academy Awards, in the category of Best Foreign Language Film (1999).
    • Quotes

      Lilly Wust: What do you want, Felice?

      Felice: You. All of you. Everything! But I'd be satisfied with one single moment, so perfect it would last a lifetime. For example, this one. This one here is great. I don't want forever. I want now. Now! Now! Now! I want loads of 'nows' and I want them til I turn old and grey. And besides, I want more cake.

    • Connections
      Featured in A Mini-Documentary on the Making of 'Aimée & Jaguar' (2001)
    • Soundtracks
      Oh Donna Klara
      Music by Jerzy Petersburski

      Lyrics by Beda

      Wiener Boheme Verlag (BMG UFA)

    User reviews54

    Review
    Top review
    A masterpiece... one of the greatest movies of our time
    There does exist an expression in the German language that describes this movie perfectly. It's "großes Kino". Literally translated it means "big cinema" and you use it for movies that are really grand: Grand in their structure, grand in emotion and grand in class. If any movie deserves this title then it's this one.

    The Plot: Berlin during WWII. We get an insight in the daily life of two complete different women who don't know each other. Lilly is young, married with four kids and because of this can afford a quite pleasant life (as Hitler was fond of mothers with many kids, they got more of everything than other families: more money, more food etc.). So while her husband is somewhere out there fighting the enemy, Lilly occasionally has affairs and while she has her fun with the men, a nanny is taking care of the kids. The other woman, also being quite young, is Felice. Felice is Jewish, works as a journalist for a newspaper and unlike Lilly has to daily cope with the fear of being discovered and transported to a KZ. As if it all were not enough, Felice is lesbian and enjoys life as much as possible in the circle of her (mostly lesbian) friends. Now, one day, Felice by chance sees Lilly in a theatre and almost instantly falls for her. Surprisingly enough Lilly loves her back and they begin an irresistible and passionate affair, which at the time and circumstances back there was like dancing on a volcano…

    Of course the film deals with WWII and the holocaust here but the best thing about it is that it's only done on the side. The plot concentrates on the two women, the two different worlds they live in and their feelings towards each other. It's all so intensive and it's not all about two suffering girls who lived in a horrible time and were not allowed to love each other, it's about two strong women with a lust for life who tried not to care too much about the Nazi regime, but to concentrate on seizing the day. After watching it you don't only feel for them, you admire them for having been so strong and courageous. But most of all you get to appreciate love and life again.

    A truly great film about a great love in times where this love seemed to be impossible. Based on true events.
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    • smoothhoney1265
    • Apr 4, 2005

    Details

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    • Release date
      • February 11, 1999 (Germany)
    • Country of origin
      • Germany
    • Official site
      • Zeitgeist Films
    • Language
      • German
    • Also known as
      • 艾美與亞歌
    • Filming locations
      • Hansaviertel, Tiergarten, Berlin, Germany
    • Production companies
      • Senator Film Produktion
      • Max Farberbock Film
      • Bundesministerium des Inneren (BMI)
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

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    • Budget
      • DEM 15,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $927,107
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $42,919
      • Aug 13, 2000
    • Gross worldwide
      • $927,107
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 5 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby SR
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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