Sunday in Peking (1956)

11/01/1956 (FR) • 19m

Documentary

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.

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Status

Released

Original Language

French

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

communist china

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