Augustin, King of Kung Fu
by Anne Fontaine
France, Spain
Script: Anne Fontaine, Jacques Fieschi
Cinematographer: Christophe Pollock
Art Director: Katia Wyszkop
Editor: Luc Barnier
Cast: Jean-Chrétien Sibertin-Blanc, Maggie Cheung, Darry Cowl, Bernard Campan, Paulette Dubost
Production: Philippe Carcassonne, Alain Sarde
Distribution:
Pathé Distribution
2 rue Lamennais
75 008 Paris
France
Tel: 0033 1.71.72.33.00
Fax: 0033 1.71.72.31.00
www.pathe.com
Year: 1999
35 mm, Colour, 89 min
French Version
Augustin Dos Santos has made his come back on the screens. This odd burlesque character, both a dreamer and a stubborn man, has the phobia of physical contacts. He dreamt of a kung-fu cinema star and decided that from that day onwards, he will only play very physical roles in kung-fu films. He will attempt this achievement at the other end of the world, in Paris 13th, the Parisian Chinatown, he obviously intends to bicycle to. All he knows about kung-fu, China and the Chinese is the cliché he shares with the few French people he could meet in this particular area of Paris. René, an homosexual old bachelor working as a salesman in the ‘Cheap Asia’ bazaar, puts him up for some time. Boutinot is a teacher who started the ‘Franco-Chinese Friendship’ association in the area. Ling is an acupuncture whose needles contribute to narrow the gap between people. One day, Augustin wakes up...in China.
