
Augustin, King of Kung-Fu 1999
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 ocupunctu
Director: Anne Fontaine
Cast

Bernard Campan
Boutinot

Jean-Chrétien Sibertin-Blanc
Augustin

Paulette Dubost
Madame Haton

Maggie Cheung
Ling

Jackie Chan
[archive footage]

Darry Cowl
René

Pascal Bonitzer
The movie director
Patricia Dinev
Chantal

Fanny Ardant
Fanny Ardant

André Dussollier
André Dussollier