Sunday in Peking

Name: Sunday in Peking
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1956
Rating: 6.4

1956· 0h 19m

Documentary

Directed by Chris Marker

6.4/ 10

Reviews

Where to watch

Criterion Channel

Overview

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.