Augustin, King of Kung-Fu
1999-08-25 | 84 minutes
Plot Summary
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
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Bernard CampanBoutinot
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Jean-Chrétien Sibertin-BlancAugustin
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Paulette DubostMadame Haton
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Maggie CheungLing
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Jackie Chan[archive footage]
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Darry CowlRené
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Pascal BonitzerThe movie director
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Fanny ArdantFanny Ardant
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André DussollierAndré Dussollier
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Marc HoangBallet soloist
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Ham Chau LuongKung-fu master in the dream
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Winston OngMonsieur Li
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Shi LiangAir China crew
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Thierry Lhermitte
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