Augustin, King of Kung-Fu (1999)
Synopsis
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.
Release Date: 1999-08-25
Runtime: 84 minutes
Director: Anne Fontaine
Top Cast
- Bernard Campan as Boutinot
- Jean-Chrétien Sibertin-Blanc as Augustin
- Paulette Dubost as Madame Haton
- Maggie Cheung as Ling
- Jackie Chan as [archive footage]
- Darry Cowl as René
- Pascal Bonitzer as The movie director
- Patricia Dinev as Chantal
- Fanny Ardant as Fanny Ardant
- André Dussollier as André Dussollier
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