Aimée & Jaguar
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Aimée & Jaguar

Bound By Desire. Torn Apart By War.

6.7 / 10 1999 2h 5mNR German
DramaHistoryRomance

Storyline

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.

Cast & Crew

Maria Schrader

Maria Schrader

Felice Schragenheim (Jaguar)

Lead
Juliane Köhler

Juliane Köhler

Lilly Wust (Aimée)

Johanna Wokalek

Johanna Wokalek

Ilse

Heike Makatsch

Heike Makatsch

Klärchen

Elisabeth Degen

Elisabeth Degen

Lotte

Detlev Buck

Detlev Buck

Günther Wust

Inge Keller

Inge Keller

Lilly Wust (1997)

KM

Kyra Mladeck

Ilse (1997)

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Max Färberböck's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Aimée & Jaguar is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker