Sunday in Peking

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.

Director: Chris Marker

Cast: Gilles Quéant

Audience-only score — full critic data not yet in the ReelXO vault.