Augustin, King of Kung-Fu
movie

Released August 25, 1999
Genres:
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
as
Boutinot

Jean-Chrétien Sibertin-Blanc
as
Augustin

Paulette Dubost
as
Madame Haton

Maggie Cheung
as
Ling

Jackie Chan
as
[archive footage]

Darry Cowl
as
René

Pascal Bonitzer
as
The movie director
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Patricia Dinev
as
Chantal

Fanny Ardant
as
Fanny Ardant

André Dussollier
as
André Dussollier

Marc Hoang
as
Ballet soloist

Ham Chau Luong
as
Kung-fu master in the dream
Crew

Anne Fontaine
as
Director
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Christophe Pollock
as
Director of Photography

Anne Fontaine
as
Writer

Jacques Fieschi
as
Writer

Gilles Taurand
as
Writer
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Olivier Lebé
as
Original Music Composer

Philippe Carcassonne
as
Producer

Alain Sarde
as
Producer
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Antonio Bazaga
as
Executive Producer

Luc Barnier
as
Editor
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Ri-Mah
as
Original Music Composer

Katia Wyszkop
as
Art Direction