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Sunday in Peking

Directed by Chris Marker

Documentary
19560h 19m6.3

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.

Cast

Gilles Quéant

Gilles Quéant

Narrator

Where to Watch

Stream
Criterion Channel

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