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Madame Curie (1943)

124 min · Drama · Romance · History

Poor physics student Marie is studying at the Sorbonne in 1890s Paris. One of the few women studying in her field, Marie encounters skepticism concerning her abilities, but is eventually offered a research placement in Pierre Curie's lab. The scientists soon fall in love and embark on a shared quest to extract, from a particular type of rock, a new chemical element they have named radium. However, their research puts them on the brink of professional failure.

Film

Madame Curie (1943)

IMDb7.27.2TMDB124 min

DramaRomanceHistory

MR. and MRS. MINIVER together again

Poor physics student Marie is studying at the Sorbonne in 1890s Paris. One of the few women studying in her field, Marie encounters skepticism concerning her abilities, but is eventually offered a research placement in Pierre Curie's lab. The scientists soon fall in love and embark on a shared quest to extract, from a particular type of rock, a new chemical element they have named radium. However, their research puts them on the brink of professional failure.

Director
Mervyn LeRoy

Themesbiographyfemale scientisthistorical figurelaboratorymarie curie

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