''Augustin, King of Kung-Fu'' () is a 1999 French film directed by

Anne Fontaine Anne Fontaine (born Anne-Fontaine Sibertin-Blanc; 15 July 1959) is a Luxembourgish film director, screenwriter, and former actress. She lives and works in France. Life and career Born Anne-Fontaine Sibertin-Blanc in Luxembourg, sister of actor ...

Cast and roles

* Jean-Chrétien Sibertin-Blanc as Augustin, an actor playing in minor roles. He is passionate about

kung fu Chinese martial arts, commonly referred to with umbrella terms Kung fu (term), kung fu (; ), kuoshu () or wushu (sport), wushu (), are Styles of Chinese martial arts, multiple fighting styles that have developed over the centuries in Greater Ch ...

and has self-studied by watching movies and practicing in his small apartment *

Maggie Cheung Maggie Cheung Man-yuk (; born 20 September 1964) is a Hong Kong actress. She is one of the most successful and internationally acclaimed actresses in Asia, renowned for her diverse and versatile performances as well as her natural acting skills ...

as Ling, an

acupuncture Acupuncture is a form of alternative medicine and a component of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) in which thin needles are inserted into the body. Acupuncture is a pseudoscience; the theories and practices of TCM are not based on scientif ...

doctor. She studied in

Guangzhou Guangzhou, Chinese postal romanization, previously romanized as Canton or Kwangchow, is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Guangdong Provinces of China, province in South China, southern China. Located on the Pearl River about nor ...

and has been living with her cousins in Paris for a year and a half * Darry Cowl as René *

Bernard Campan Bernard Campan (born 4 April 1958) is a French actor, film director and writer. He is a member of Les Inconnus trio of humorists. He won a César Award for Best Debut for ''Les Trois Frères'', and was nominated for best actor for his role in '' ...

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 Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, largest city of France. With an estimated population of 2,048,472 residents in January 2025 in an area of more than , Paris is the List of ci ...

, mainly in the

Chinatown Chinatown ( zh, t=唐人街) is the catch-all name for an ethnic enclave of Chinese people located outside Greater China, most often in an urban setting. Areas known as "Chinatown" exist throughout the world, including Europe, Asia, Africa, O ...

of the 13th arrondissement *

Beijing Beijing, Chinese postal romanization, previously romanized as Peking, is the capital city of China. With more than 22 million residents, it is the world's List of national capitals by population, most populous national capital city as well as ...

References

External links

* * 1999 films French comedy films 1999 comedy films Films directed by Anne Fontaine 1990s French films Films produced by Philippe Carcassonne {{1990s-comedy-film-stub