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Sunday in Peking

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Duration19 min.
LanguageFrench
StatusReleased
Release DateNov 1, 1956

Overview

Chris Marker’s travel essay Sunday in Peking transforms a long-held childhood dream into a cinematic journey through Beijing. Blending documentary observation with reflective narration, Marker captures the city’s rhythms, traditions, and everyday life in mid-1950s China with his signature curiosity and lyricism.

Genres

  • Documentary

Casts

Gilles Quéant

Narrator

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