Kung-Fu Master!
“He was 15. She was 40. Love is where you find it.”
A lonely 40-year old woman finds herself shattering taboos by falling in love with the 14-year old Julien – but is it romance, or a desperate attempt to turn back time in the face of middle age?
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Cast
23 people
Jane Birkin
Mary-Jane
Known for
Death on the Nile
Blow-Up
Mathieu Demy
Julien
Known for
Tomboy
Student Services
Charlotte Gainsbourg
Lucy
Known for
Nymphomaniac: Vol. I
Melancholia
Lou Doillon
Lou
Known for
House of Voices
Sisters
Gary Chekchak
Youngster
Also in
Turning Table
Cyril Houplain
Youngster
Frank Laurent
Youngster
Also in
Turning Table
Aurélien Hermant
Youngster
No other roles listed
Jérémie Luntz
Youngster
No other roles listed
Thomas Bensaïd
Youngster
No other roles listed
Pénélope Pourriat
Youngster
No other roles listed
Ninon Vinsonneau
Youngster
No other roles listed
Agnès Varda Director · Jane Birkin Story Joanna Bruzdowicz Composer
United States release June 3, 1989 · Produced in France · Languages English, French, German
Production
La Sept Cinéma
Production
Ciné-Tamaris
Production
France
Produced in
Languages
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
English · French · German
Release dates
Germany · February 15, 1988
Premiere
France · March 9, 1988
Theatrical · Visa CNC 66419
United States · June 3, 1989
Theatrical · New York City
Brazil
February 6, 2026 · Limited theatrical · IMS Paulista
South Korea
April 13, 1991 · Theatrical
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