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Augustin, King of Kung-Fu

1999 • 1h24m Comedy

Rating

7.2/10

Popularity

1

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.

Details

Director

Anne Fontaine

Screenplay

Anne Fontaine

Jacques Fieschi

Gilles Taurand

Cast

Bernard Campan

Jean-Chrétien Sibertin-Blanc

Paulette Dubost

Release date

8/25/1999

Status

Released

Origin country

FR

Vote count

14