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📊 Film Specifications
Director Chris Marker
Writer Chris Marker (Writer)
Original Title Dimanche à Pekin
Release Date November 1, 1956
Runtime 19 min (0h 19m)
Country France
Language FR
Budget N/A
Box Office N/A
Studios Pavox Films • Argos films
Sunday in Peking (1956)
Directed by Chris Marker
• Written by Chris Marker
⭐ 3.2 / 5 (24 votes) ⏱️ 19 min 🎬 Documentary
Ratings Breakdown:
24 ratings 0.5 Stars 5.0 Stars
Synopsis
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.