Sunday in Peking

Dimanche à Pekin

★ 6.4·1956·0h 19min·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.

Director: Chris Marker
Original language: French
Status: Released (Nov 1, 1956)