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Kung-Fu Master!

"He was 15. She was 40. Love is where you find it."

64
Audience
1989 · 1h 20m
Drama, Romance
Starring Jane Birkin · Mathieu Demy · Charlotte Gainsbourg
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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?

Theatrical
Jun 3, 1989
Director
Agnès Varda
Writer
Jane Birkin
Music
Joanna Bruzdowicz
Studio
La Sept Cinéma, Ciné-Tamaris
Original Language
French
Keywords
video game romance older woman younger man relationship divorced mother woman director mother daughter relationship
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Cast

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J
Jane Birkin
Mary-Jane
M
Mathieu Demy
Julien
C
Charlotte Gainsbourg
Lucy
L
Lou Doillon
Lou
G
Gary Chekchak
Youngster
P
Pénélope Pourriat
Youngster
E
Eva Simonet
Friend
J
Judy Campbell
Mother
A
Andrew Birkin
Brother
L
Léa Drucker
Girl at Lucy's Party (uncredited)

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