Sunday in Peking
7.0
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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Chris Marker Director
First release November 1, 1956 · Produced in France · Production Argos films
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Pavox Films
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Argos films
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France
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Original title
Dimanche à Pekin
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · November 1, 1956
Premiere · Tours, Festival Du Court Metrage
No release date listed for United States.
China
June 1, 2021 · Premiere · Shanghai International Film Festival
Japan
October 1, 2013 · Premiere · Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival
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