Aimée & Jaguar

Aimée & Jaguar is a 1999 German drama film set in Berlin during World War II. It was written and directed by Max Färberböck and based on Erica Fischer's book chronicling the actual lives of Lilly Wust and Felice Schragenheim during that time. Before Erica Fischer's bestseller, Lilly Wust was tracked down by the American journalist, author, and noted Holocaust researcher Charles Brady, who considered Lilly Wust a Holocaust victim. It was over a year and a half, however, before Wust was able to confide in Brady and tell him her whole story. They remained close friends for 20 years until her death in 2006.

Aimée & Jaguar
Film poster
Directed byMax Färberböck
Written by
Produced by
  • Hanno Huth
  • Günter Rohrbach
  • Lew Rywin
Starring
CinematographyTony Imi
Edited byBarbara Hennings
Music byJan A. P. Kaczmarek
Distributed bySenator Film
Release date
  • 10 February 1999 (1999-02-10)
Running time
125 minutes
CountryGermany
LanguageGerman

Fischer's book contains photos of the many letters shared between herself and Wust, and of official correspondence after World War II in regard to Felice's whereabouts. The movie stars Juliane Köhler as Lilly Wust and Maria Schrader as Felice Schragenheim, as well as Johanna Wokalek, Elisabeth Degen, Heike Makatsch and Detlev Buck.

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