Aimée & Jaguar 1999

Critics score:
90 / 100

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Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper: Read more

Robert Denerstein, Denver Rocky Mountain News: Read more

Susan Stark, Detroit News: Read more

Jane Sumner, Dallas Morning News: A vivid slice of life -- and love -- during the 1944 Allied bombardment of Berlin. Read more

Eleanor Ringel Gillespie, Atlanta Journal-Constitution: A reminder that truth never ceases to be stranger than fiction. Read more

Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times: This is more than a same-sex success, it's a most affecting, most sensual on-screen love affair, period. Read more

Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly: Farberbock's engrossing debut conveys the devotion between Aimee (Juliane Kohler) and Felice Schragenheim (Maria Schrader). Read more

Ella Taylor, L.A. Weekly: A sophisticated and beautiful feature debut from German television director Max Farberbock. Read more

Dave Kehr, New York Times: There is surprisingly little emotional amplitude. Read more

Andrew Sarris, New York Observer: Read more

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: Schrader plays Felice with a kind of doomed and reckless bravery. Read more

Charles Taylor, Salon.com: The film ... isn't up to the complexities the story raises, but it's a consistently engrossing piece of work. Read more

Carla Meyer, San Francisco Chronicle: A lustrously shot, well-acted and immensely moving romantic drama. Read more

Geoff Andrew, Time Out: Read more

Leslie Camhi, Village Voice: Farberbock's adaptation relies on the hefty talents of its two leading ladies. Read more