Augustin, King of Kung-Fu

Augustin, King of Kung-Fu
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Anne Fontaine
Written by	Anne Fontaine Jacques Fieschi Gilles Taurand
Produced by	Philippe Carcassonne Brigitte Faure Philippe Jacquier
Starring	Jean-Chrétien Sibertin-Blanc Maggie Cheung Darry Cowl Bernard Campan
Cinematography	Christophe Pollock
Edited by	Luc Barnier
Release date	25 August 1999 (1999-08-25)
Running time	89 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

Augustin, King of Kung-Fu (French : Augustin, roi du Kung-fu) is a 1999 French film directed by Anne Fontaine.

Cast and roles

• Jean-Chrétien Sibertin-Blanc as Augustin, an actor playing in minor roles. He is passionate about kung fu and has self-studied by watching movies and practicing in his small apartment
• Maggie Cheung as Ling, an acupuncture doctor. She studied in Guangzhou and has been living with her cousins in Paris for a year and a half
• Darry Cowl as René
• Bernard Campan as Boutinot
• Paulette Dubost as Madame Haton, the old neighbor
• Pascal Bonitzer as The movie director
• Ming Shan as Kung-fu teacher
• Patricia Dinev as Chantal
• Fanny Ardant as herself
• Anne-Laure Meury as Prostitute
• Ham-Chau Luong as Kung-fu master in the dream
• Winston Ong as Monsieur Li
• Reinaldo Wong as The hotel receptionist
• Marc Hoang as Ballet soloist
• André Dussollier as himself

Filming locations

• Paris, mainly in the Chinatown of the 13th arrondissement
• Beijing

External links

• Augustin, King of Kung-Fu at IMDb
• Nesselson, Lisa (14 December 1999). "Augustin, King of Kung-Fu". Variety .