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Augustin, King of Kung-Fu
Augustin, King of Kung-Fu
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  2. Augustin, King of Kung-Fu

Augustin, King of Kung-Fu

Original Title: Augustin, roi du kung-fu

1999
1h 24m
Comedy

Status

Released

Release

1999

Runtime

1h 24m

Storyline

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.

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Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 24m
Aug 25, 1999
Languages
French
Director
Anne Fontaine
Anne Fontaine
Production
Les Films Alain Sarde
Les Films Alain Sarde
Ciné B
Ciné B
Cinéa
Cinéa
France 2 Cinéma
France 2 Cinéma
BocaBoca Producciones
BocaBoca Producciones
Production Countries
France
Spain

Top Cast

16 Cast Members

Bernard Campan

Bernard Campan

Boutinot

Jean-Chrétien Sibertin-Blanc

Jean-Chrétien Sibertin-Blanc

Augustin

Paulette Dubost

Paulette Dubost

Madame Haton

Maggie Cheung

Maggie Cheung

Ling

Jackie Chan

Jackie Chan

[archive footage]

Darry Cowl

Darry Cowl

René

Pascal Bonitzer

Pascal Bonitzer

The movie director

Patricia Dinev

Chantal

Fanny Ardant

Fanny Ardant

Fanny Ardant

André Dussollier

André Dussollier

André Dussollier

Marc Hoang

Marc Hoang

Ballet soloist

Ham Chau Luong

Ham Chau Luong

Kung-fu master in the dream

Winston Ong

Winston Ong

Monsieur Li

Reinaldo Wong

The hotel receptionnist

Shi Liang

Shi Liang

Air China crew

Thierry Lhermitte

Thierry Lhermitte

Augustin
Augustin
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