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Sunday in Peking

6.4 1956 19m
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

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CAST

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Gilles Quéant
Gilles QuéantNarrator
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