Augustin, King of Kung-Fu

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.

19991h 24m7.3Movie

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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.

Cast

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
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

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