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Augustin, King of Kung-Fu
Augustin, King of Kung-Fu

Augustin, King of Kung-Fu

1999

7.3

Categories:

  • Comedy

Overview:

The solitary and largely self-contained Augustin (Jean-Chretien Sibertin Blanc), on obscure young actor of bit-parts and advertisements, has but one ambition - to play the lead role in a Kung Fu epic. But hours of Kung Fu practice alone in his room are not enough. Augustin knows he must pack up and start a new life in China... or at least that part of China within bicycling distance: Chinatown in south-east Paris. There he meets Ling (Maggie Cheung), a young Chinese woman who practices ocupuncture, and little by little, Ling's needles awaken emotions in Augustin that his virginal body had never dreamed of. Where will this lead him? To Kung Fu stardom, maybe not, but to another destiny, a quirky but logical continuation of the same dream.

Anne Fontaine

Director, Writer

Jacques Fieschi

Writer

Gilles Taurand

Writer

Cast:

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  • Bernard Campan

    Bernard Campan

    Boutinot
  • Jean-Chrétien Sibertin-Blanc

    Jean-Chrétien Sibertin...

    Augustin
  • Paulette Dubost

    Paulette Dubost

    Madame Haton
  • Maggie Cheung

    Maggie Cheung

    Ling
  • Jackie Chan

    Jackie Chan

    [archive footage]
  • Darry Cowl

    Darry Cowl

    René