Sunday in Peking

Name: Sunday in Peking
Director: Chris Marker
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1956-11-01
Duration: 19 min
Cast: Gilles Quéant

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1956 · 19 min · Documentary · TMDB 6.4/10

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.

Directed by Chris Marker

Cast

Gilles Quéant — Narrator