Sunday in Peking

Name: Sunday in Peking
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1956
Duration: 19 min
Rating: 6.417

1956 · 19 min

Documentary

★ 6.4

Criterion

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.

Crew

Director Chris Marker
Writer Chris Marker
Director of Photography Chris Marker

Cast

Gilles Quéant
Narrator

Crew

Director — Chris Marker
Writer — Chris Marker
Director of Photography — Chris Marker

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