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Augustin, King of Kung-Fu

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7.3/10 • 12

1999-08-251h 24m

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.

Directors
Anne Fontaine
Writters
Anne Fontaine, Jacques Fieschi, Gilles Taurand

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  1. Bernard Campan

    Bernard Campan

    Boutinot

  2. Jean-Chrétien Sibertin-Blanc

    Jean-Chrétien Sibertin-Blanc

    Augustin

  3. Paulette Dubost

    Paulette Dubost

    Madame Haton

  4. Maggie Cheung

    Maggie Cheung

    Ling

  5. Jackie Chan

    Jackie Chan

    [archive footage]

  6. Darry Cowl

    Darry Cowl

    René

  7. Pascal Bonitzer

    Pascal Bonitzer

    The movie director

  8. Patricia Dinev

    Patricia Dinev

    Chantal

  9. Fanny Ardant

    Fanny Ardant

    Fanny Ardant

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Status
Released
Original Language
French
Budget
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Revenue
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Keywords
woman director