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Sunday in Peking (6.4)

Movie · 1956 · 19 min · Documentary

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

Starring Gilles Quéant

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