Augustin, King of 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

References