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What makes it different from others?

Tells a fascinating and unsettling true story, and does so well, without pretending to have all the answers.

It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

One of the most extraordinary films you will see this year. Take that as you want.

Yes, this film is probably one of the best love stories out there. Where should I start? These types of films that deal with WW2 tend to have similar pessimistic vibes (which I like), but this one has incredibly unique atmosphere towards the end,which DOES give you some sense of sadness BUT at the same time, you feel this hopeness and positivities. I really like the fact that the story is based on the actual story during the time between the two women and I didn't know that until I saw the ending so I wasn't expecting this beautiful story did actually happen.I am not sure if the part at the nursing home where Lilly and IIsa see each other again actually happened or not, but regardless, I appreciate the part in the film and how it ended.Also I liked the last scene that goes back to the past where the ladies are partying . This part gives us the message that nothing stays the same and you must live now at the very moment, this leaves us a really good sense of hope after all.Great work.

German screenwriter and director Max Färberböck's feature film debut which he co-wrote with Scottish screenwriter Rona Munro, is an adaptation of a book from 1994 by Austrian author and journalist Erica Fischer and is inspired by real events in the life of two German women named Charlotte Elisabeth Wust and Felice Rachel Scragenheim. It premiered In competition at the 49th Berlin International Film Festival in 1999, was shot on location in Germany and is a German production which was produced by producers Hanno Huth and Günther Rohrbach. It tells the story about a 30-year-old housewife and singer named Lilly who lives in Berlin, Germany with her daughter, three sons and husband whom is fighting for his country in World War II, whom is having an affair with an SS-Officer named Ernst and who through her friend named Ilse meets an audacious woman named Felice. Distinctly and engagingly directed by German filmmaker Max Färberböch, this finely paced and somewhat fictional tale which is narrated by one of the main characters and mostly from the two main characters' viewpoints, draws an increasingly dramatic portrayal of a German wife and mother of four who falls in love with a 21-year-old Jewish resistance fighter who works part-time as a model with her three girlfriends named Klara, Lotte and Ilse and for a newspaper. While notable for its atmospheric and variegated milieu depictions, reverent cinematography by cinematographer Toni Imi, production design by production designer Mathias Schwerbrock, costume design by costume designer Barbara Baum and use of sound, colors and light, this character-driven and narrative-driven story about friendship, love and resistance where romance becomes a way of counteracting the realities and conditions of living in war, depicts three reflective studies of character and contains a great and timely score by composer Johann A.P. Kaczmarek. This historic, at times charmingly humorous, conversational and prominently romantic drama triangle from the late 1990s which is set in the capital city of the Germany in the 1940s and 1990s and where a woman's infatuation with her friend turns into jealously after she introduces her to another woman whom her friend finds so interesting that she decides to write an anonymous love letter to, is impelled and reinforced by its cogent narrative structure, substantial character development, subtle continuity, distinctly natural reactions by Juliane Köhler, scenes between Lilly and Felice, comment by Felice : "Say whatever you like. But don't make me a victim, because it is my goddamn, mediocre little right to be free.", the impressively trembling and noteworthy acting performance by German actress Juliane Köhler and the playful and charming acting performance by German actress Maria Schrader. A densely and heartrendingly biographical love-story.

Aimee & Jaguar, in my opinion, is one of the best films i have ever seen. I have seen and admired many films dedicated to love and the hardships of all sorts of relationships. This film has touched me in such a powerful way. I have read the book, own the film, and constantly listen to the soundtrack so that i may fall in love with these two tremendous women, all over again. Though in these times we do not experience the misfortunes of such bloody wars from the past, women today, whatever their sexual preference, are still struggling to be themselves. There are many great loves out there, all of them unique, but there will never be anyone hurt, devoted, loved, and admired as Felice and Lilly were and still are, to one another. This is a must see movie.

The setting is Berlin during the last days of World War II. Aimée and Jaguar are nicknames for two women. Jaguar, or Felice Schragenheim, is played by Maria Schrader, a painfully slender, winsome, enigmatic, and devastatingly beautiful actress whose character rolls through this story like a loose cannon. She is well matched by Aimée, or Lilly Wust, played by Juliane Köhler, attractive but older, by turns lustful and distraught.To survive in difficult times, young Felice poses for nude photos, works in a newspaper office, and gives dance lessons. Lilly is a housewife, mother of four small children, and her husband is at the eastern front. She entertains single men while her children go to the zoo "again?" Felice conceives a passion for Lilly from afar and writes her a romantic letter, signed "Jaguar."I don't want to spoil the story, so I will say no more about it. This is a frankly sexy, exceedingly passionate movie based on a true story. The acting is spectacular, the recreation of time and place is convincing enough, and the music and photography are exemplary. In German with English subtitles. Highest recommendation.In a few scenes, especially during the first hour, I had the impression that I was getting the text of what was being said, but was missing the subtext--i.e., what was really going on. I plan to watch it again before sending it back to Netflix, something I've not done previously (though I came close with High Noon). If you suspect that I conceived a passion for Felice from afar, you'd be right; you might, too, if you see this movie. But see it also because it's simply excellent from beginning to end.Alan Nicoll