Queen of Sports (1934)
- Original title
- 体育皇后
- Directed by
- Sun Yu
- Genre
- drama film, silent film
- Country
- People's Republic of China
- Runtime
- 1h 29m
- Rating
- 5.8 of 10 from 10 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A young girl moves to Shanghai to pursue athletics but gets distracted by college boys. Her coach helps her refocus and she learns about true sportsmanship.
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What happens
Sports Queen (Chinese: 体育皇后; pinyin: Tǐyù Huánghòu), also known as Queen of Sports and The Athletic Queen, is a 1934 Chinese film directed by Sun Yu, starring Li Lili and Zhang Yi. The film revolves around a girl who arrives in Shanghai to devote her talents to athletics and is almost led astray by college boys. She is put back on track by her coach and she understands of the idea of "true sportsmanship (体育真精神)". Sun Yu made a series of films featuring the image of "bonny girls", which not only entertained the audiences at the time, but advocated the spirit of "sports saving the nation" in the social and political context of 1930s' China. The film was made to coincide with the 1934 Far Eastern Championship Games (the precursor to the Asian Games) in Shanghai. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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The Classic for Girls (1934)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.