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February 9, 2001/Shevet 16, 5761, Vol. 53, No.19
True war storiesIn 1943, while the Allies are bombing Berlin, a dangerous love affair blossoms between Lilly Wust, a Nazi mother, and Felice Schragenheim, a Jewish woman. In 1994, Wust told her story in the book "Aimˇe and Jaguar," which was made into a film in 1999."Aimee and Jaguar," nominated for a 1999 Golden Globe Award, will run at the fifth annual "Out Far! Annual Phoenix International Lesbian and Gay Film Festival" 7:45 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 15, and 4:10 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 18, at the AMC Arizona Center, 565 N. Third St., Phoenix. The film is in German with English subtitles. Another Holocaust film, "Paragraph 175," will be shown 7:40 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 17, and 5:15 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 18, at the theater. Narrated by actor Rupert Everett, the documentary examines the incarceration and murder of gay men and lesbians at the hands of the Nazis by using archival footage, photographs and testimonials from several surviving camp detainees. Paragraph 175 was the law that outlawed homosexuals in Germany and was on the German books until 1969, thereby denying survivors a chance to openly speak out after the war. "Paragraph 175" runs with "The Confession," a short film about two long-term lovers who lock horns over a life and death issue. Tickets are $10 in advance and $12 the day of the show. A portion of festival profits will benefit the Phoenix affiliate of the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation. Tickets may be purchased at the theater box office Feb. 15-18 or online, www.outfar.org. |
