

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.
You can stream Sunday in Peking on Criterion Channel and DocAlliance Films. It is also available to rent or buy on DocAlliance Films.
Sunday in Peking was directed by Chris Marker.
Sunday in Peking runs for 19min, and was released in 1956.
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