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Why Aimee and Jaguar

posted 20 years ago by hsuehhan
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In this movie i didn't hear the two women called as "Aimee" and "Jaguar", actually their names are Lily and Felice. Why the movie title is Aimee and Jaguar?
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[–] Wilde_child 20 years ago

They're pet names the women chose for each other (Aimée- Lily; Jaguar- Felice).
Plus, Felice Schragenheim used to sign her letters, poems and notes to Elisabeth Wust as Jaguar.

And yes, it is mentioned somewhere in the film.

Erica Fischer's book Aimée & Jaguar, a biography of Felice, is highly recommended.

Regards,

Laura

"All the best people have bad chests and bone diseases. It's all frightfully romantic"- Juliet- HC

[–] OlliBLN 20 years ago

Felice whispered to Lilly "You are Aimée, and I am Jaguar!", when they are the first time in bed together!

[–] Jeanne_dFarce 20 years ago

The two are writing each other secret love poems.
In the movie, it is said, that Felice (Maria Schrader) is Jaguar, kind of a -predator- to prey on Lilly (Juliane Köhler), who is Aimeé, which just means the -beloved-.

So in the end, you could say, that Felice fights for the love of Lilly, who loves her of course, too.

[–] hsuehhan 20 years ago

oops thank you! i am Chinese so didn't quite catch the petname details~

[–] scorpiosu7 20 years ago

While these are pet names, they are also lesbians during WWII. Therefore, using Aimee and Jaguar are safer than using their real names.