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Augustin, King of Kung-Fu

70 %|Aug 25, 1999|Comedy

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.

Featured Crew

Anne Fontaine
Director
Christophe Pollock
Director of Photography
Anne Fontaine
Writer
Jacques Fieschi
Writer
Gilles Taurand
Writer
Olivier Lebé
Original Music Composer

Cast

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Paulette Dubost
Madame Haton
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Jackie Chan
[archive footage]
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Pascal Bonitzer
The movie director
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Fanny Ardant
Fanny Ardant
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André Dussollier
André Dussollier
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Marc Hoang
Ballet soloist
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Ham Chau Luong
Kung-fu master in the dream
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Winston Ong
Monsieur Li
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Reinaldo Wong
The hotel receptionnist
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Shi Liang
Air China crew