Characters & Themes
Sunday in Peking (1956) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1956 · 19 mins · French
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- Directed by
- Chris Marker
- Starring
- Gilles Quéant
Chris Marker opens by recalling his childhood yearning to walk the streets of Peking, a city he had once known only from books. He then guides the viewer through the metropolis, sharing his personal impressions of its traditions, history and the mundane rhythms of daily life, all woven together with elegant observation.
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