Sunday in Peking (1956)

Directed by Chris Marker19mDocumentary

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.

Year
1956
Country
FR
Language
French
Release date
1 November 1956
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Gilles Quéant
Gilles Quéant
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