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Sunday in Peking

IMDb 6.4, 19 min, Documentary, France

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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DirectorChris Marker
WritersChris Marker
GenreDocumentary
Runtime19 min
ReleasedThu, Nov 1, 1956
CountryFrance
IMDBtt0049144

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