Aimee & Jaguar (2000)
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Reviews Counted: 45 Fresh: 40 Rotten:5 Average Rating: 7.1/10
Consensus:
A gripping examination of sexual taboos, set against the backdrop of Nazi Germany, bolstered by a subtly shaded script and a strong cast.
Runtime: 2 hrs 5 mins
Synopsis: In 1943, as World War II's Battle of Berlin rages, with air raids forcing families into their cellars for shelter and bombs exploding all over the city, Felice Schragenheim (Juliane Köhler) and Lilly Wust (Maria Schrader), fall in love. Director Max Färberböck's AIMEE & JAGUAR tells the true... [More]
Genre: Foreign Films
Starring: Maria Schrader, Juliane Köhler, Heike Makatsch, Johanna Wokalek, Michael Degen
Director: Max Färberböck
Screenwriter: Max Färberböck, Rona Munro
Producer: Hanno Huth, Gunter Rohrbach
Composer: Jan A.P. Kaczmarek
Screenwriter: Max Färberböck, Rona Munro
Producer: Hanno Huth, Gunter Rohrbach
Composer: Jan A.P. Kaczmarek
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04/27/07
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12/15/03
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12/15/03
A história (real) é interessante, mas o roteiro e a direção são enfadonhos. Grandes atuações em um filme que não causa impacto, apenas sono.
07/25/03
Theatre director Max Färberböck could hardly have picked a more intense and heartbreaking story for his cinema debut.
01/23/03
...a rich melange of tumultous and sensual events. The story, acting, direction, set design and costuming fluidly combine to give a passionate portrait of living and loving on the edge of despair in a place and time where there was no tomorrow.
11/30/02
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10/21/02
A sophisticated and beautiful feature debut from German television director Max Färberböck.
10/02/02
While at times a bit too slow, especially during a handful of love scenes that verge on being gratuitous, the strength of the two lead actresses as desperate, devoted lovers is enough to engage audiences throughout the entire pic.
06/05/02
Certainly this is great dramatic fodder, and first-time feature film director Max Farberbock has given a terrific visual style, resonance, sense of hope and power to the material.
04/03/02
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