Aimee & Jaguar Page #5

Synopsis: Berlin 1943/44 ("The Battle of Berlin"). Felice, an intelligent and courageous Jewish woman who lives under a false name, belongs to an underground organization. Lilly, a devoted mother of four, though an occasional unfaithful wife, is desperate for love. An unusual and passionate love between them blossoms despite the danger of persecution and nightly bombing raids.
Director(s): Max Färberböck
Production: Zeitgeist
  Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 8 wins & 3 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.3
Metacritic:
72
Rotten Tomatoes:
90%
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Year:
1999
125 min
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You were always searching,

and I guided you.

Now you can prove who you really are.

Gnther ... Let's talk about this.

I need a wife with character.

Or a lawyer.

Maybe you can destroy my home,

but not my children, understand?

I told him I want a divorce.

What? You did what?

Are you crazy, Lilly?

You're a woman with 4 kids.

- So what?

I feel like I've been born again.

He told me to decide, and I did.

I'm one of you now.

It's what you wanted, isn't it?

If he goes to court,

we're all in for it.

I ... I thought you'd be happy.

What about the kids?

- He wants everything,

the children, the apartment,

a confession, but he's just saying that.

Are you sure?

What did I tell you?

We have to get away. You know that.

Look what I made, Felice!

- How nice.

Should I make you one, too?

- Oh yes.

- Okay.

You don't regret it, do you?

Answer me. Do you regret it?

What exactly?

- That ... That you ...

That we are now one.

Are you happy?

Very.

Then everything's alright.

Don't worry. I'll learn to type.

To type? You? What for?

For you, for the children, for our family.

It's so nice when you laugh.

I'll be gone for a few days.

Why?

- Business.

Okay.

That dumb cow.

- Leave her alone.

I was tired of life once. Now you are.

Let's try Switzerland.

Anything you want, but only together.

Heil Hitler.

You've been here often. Tell Mrs. Wust

to report to the authorities.

Her children have to be sent away.

- Excuse me.

Have you heard that General Paulus

and his staff joined the Russians?

They're getting closer and closer

under German leadership.

They all deserve an injection.

Have a nice day.

Attention!

Felice, where are you?

This is Berlin's 1st Flak Division.

Where?

The reported bombers are in the area

around Hanover and Braunschweig.

We'll return.

She said her husband had died in action

and she'd do everything but think.

Gentlemen, the sunshine of my office.

Five times she declined,

but when Siemens and the Deutsche Bank

show up, she comes at once.

Come on in.

We've heard a lot about you, Miss.

A lot, believe me.

Good or bad?

- Only the best.

- Then it's true.

Most Berlin women are lazy. They only

care about promenading, nothing else.

As long as there are men

waiting for them, things won't change.

What would you like to drink?

Come with me.

What's happened?

- The Fhrer is dead.

Miss Schrader!

That's all we know.

Out of the way!

The National News should be able

to find out what happened.

The German people expect it of us.

No connection? This is Keller

from the National News.

At least one line must be free

at the Ministry of Propaganda.

A news blackout? Who gave the orders?

The Wehrmacht ... A state of emergency.

Yes, I'll wait.

Of course I'll wait.

Field Marshal von Witzleben

has taken over power.

The Head of State is

General Beck.

The SS, SA and the Gestapo are under

the immediate command of the army.

And not a word from Goebbels. Nothing.

An assassination attempt on my life

has been carried out.

I'm speaking to you today ...

He's alive.

... so that you'll know I wasn't

injured. I'm still alive.

Secondly, I'd like you to know

what happened.

It was the worst crime

that Germany has ever seen.

A very small group of officers ...

So many days ...

Where were you?

Where were you?

The bomb which was planted

by Colonel von Stauffenberg

detonated 2 meters to my right.

Who are you?

Felice?

What are you doing to me?

When will we get there, Mommy?

- I don't know.

What kept you? The train can't wait.

Put the child in the back.

It's better for you and your children.

- Mommy!

Two IDs from the Ministry of Arms.

You'll travel in separate train cars.

If one of you gets caught, the others have a chance.

You're a future pediatrician.

What's wrong, Felice?

Felice.

- If they send us back, it's over.

And here? They're turning Berlin upside

down, searching every crack.

- I know.

Why don't you take her with you?

Could you shut up just once!

Fhrer's headquarters:

German planes successfully attacked

the enemy attempt to cross the Seine.

Several pontoon bridges

and packed barges were destroyed.

In the area north of Le Havre

several ships were sunk.

On the island offshore from St. Malo,

a naval unit continued its resistance

against the attack of a group of enemy destroyers.

You're here.

She's here. My kitten is here.

You're so cold.

There's some tea left. Just a moment.

Why weren't you in the cellar?

- I couldn't. I was paralyzed somehow.

You were what? ... Paralyzed?

And the children?

- The little ones are in the cellar.

And the older ones are gone,

evacuated.

I'm the only one here.

I'm always here.

How are Ilse and Klara?

I don't know.

Sit down, Felice.

Yesterday someone in the cellar said,

"Life is just. First the bombers

and then real coffee."

Typical for Berlin, isn't it?

Where have you been?

With friends.

Do I know them?

- No.

Who the hell do you think you are? I've

waited every day, every second for you!

I didn't even know

if you were still alive!

But now you're here.

Don't look at me like that.

I've asked myself thousands of questions.

Now I understand.

I understand that there will always be

something I'm not allowed to know!

Felice, how stupid do you think I am?

A little trophy here,

a little adventure there.

Do you think

I didn't see how you all looked at me?

This scornful look at my bookshelf!

I know very well who I am.

And I'd be glad if I could tell you

I didn't love you.

And now you go.

Sowing the seeds of despair,

and then disappear?

I'd do anything for you, my girl.

But I won't let you laugh at me!

I'm so stupid, Felice.

Just like with Gnther

and Ernst and everyone else.

I always thought that if I believed

strongly enough in it

and fought for it, it would come true.

My efforts should have to pay off.

But I don't feel him inside,

just like the others.

I always thought he'd succeed,

and everything would make sense.

I'd be able to look at him and say,

"That's what love is for."

But nothing happened.

Nothing.

And then you came along, Felice.

My answer, the answer.

I'm sorry, Felice. I didn't want it to happen.

I'm sorry. Forgive me.

Forgive me.

I'm Jewish, Lilly.

You're what?

The worst was when my mother died.

A long time ago.

But since then I've never felt safe.

Only with you.

How can you love me?

I've tried not to.

Felice.

Don't leave me.

She isn't coming. She isn't coming.

She never was on time.

But today she has to be, right?

- She once missed an entire ship.

But not mine. And not my train either!

Oh God! Are you traveling like that?

I was just at the office.

It'll all be over in 5 weeks.

You damned idiot! Why? Why?

Take her to the train station. Go now!

Klara! Fritz! Your train!

You have to leave!

- Come on.

We have to go.

It was all in vain, Felice.

All in vain.

Hurry up. You have to hurry.

In the name of all gods,

saints and mascots,

I pledge myself to the following 10 points

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Max Färberböck

Max Färberböck (born 22 September 1950) is a German film director and writer. He was born in Brannenburg, Bavaria. He began his career at theaters in Buenos Aires and in Italy. He later studied at the University of Television and Film in Munich and worked for Constantin Film and as an assistant for Peter Zadek at the Deutsches Schauspielhaus in Hamburg. After producing several plays at theaters in Hamburg, Heidelberg and Cologne, he began to write and direct episodes for the TV series Der Fahnder. Later Färberböck produced several TV films, before making his first feature film, Aimée & Jaguar (1998). It was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film. The film was also nominated for the Golden Bear at 49th Berlin International Film Festival.He directed A Woman in Berlin (2008), based on the memoir by the same name. A new edition had been published in Germany in 2003, two years after the author's death. This controversial work dealt with the experiences of women in Berlin in the last weeks of the Battle of Berlin and occupation by Soviet Union troops at the end of World War II. The author is reputed to be the late journalist, Marta Hillers, who died in 2001. more…

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