Madame Curie
by Jacques Tourneur, Mervyn LeRoy
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Actor: Andr? Cheron, Eddie Hart, Greer Garson, Pete Smith, Walter PidgeonDirector: Jacques Tourneur, Mervyn LeRoy
Brand: Warner Brothers
Writer: Aldous Huxley
Writer: N. Gayle Gitterman
Writer: Paul H. Rameau
Writer: Paul Osborn
Writer: Richard Goldstone
Writer: ?ve Curie
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 1.0; English (Subtitled)
Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, DVD-Video, NTSC, Subtitled
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 124 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-01-30
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Warner Home Video
Movie Reviews of Madame Curie
Movie Review: Love radium style
Summary: 4 Stars
Greer Garson stars as Madame Marie Curie, the famous Polish scientist who discovered radium and won two Nobel Prizes. The story details her struggle to obtain degree at the Sorbonne when it was uncommon for women to pursue higher education, especially in science. However, her extraordinary intellect and hard work slowly wins over her professors. One of them, Professor Perot (Albert Bassermann), finds room for her in the lab of Pierre Curie (Walter Pidgeon), a shy physics professor who doesn't approve of women being scientists. He worries that Marie will be too talkative and disrupt his work. Of course, the two end up falling in love and becoming life-long collaborators. When Marie discovers radium, they have to put in years of back-breaking work to isolate the element. Marie even ends up with radiation burns on her hands, although no one even know what radiation was at the time. The movie climaxes with their scientific breakthroughs, although tragedy mars their happiness.
"Madame Curie" was the third pairing of Garson and Pidgeon, following "Blossoms in the Dust" (1941) and "Mrs. Miniver" (1942), both of which are superior to this film. As with "Mrs. Miniver," Garson and Pidgeon were Oscar nominated for their leading roles here. The pair has great chemistry (bad pun!) as always. The film is well-made and moves along at a nice pace; however, it's the kind of extremely glossy affair you'd expect from a 1940s MGM movie. Much of Marie Curie's life is ignored, particularly her political activities. As long as you aren't expecting accuracy here, you'll probably enjoy "Madame Curie," which focuses on (and probably exaggerates) the romance between Marie and her husband.
Summary of Madame Curie
Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: 01/30/2007 Run time: 124 minutes Rating: NrBased on the book by ?ve Curie, Madame Curie is a tender tribute to the two-time Nobel Prize winner (and first female recipient). Narrated by screenwriter James Hilton (Mrs. Miniver), the biopic begins in the 1890s while Marie Sklodowska (Oscar winner Greer Garson, Mrs. Miniver) is enrolled at the Sorbonne. She's a poor Polish exchange student with a passion for physics and chemistry. When he finds out about her precarious financial situation, a professor recommends her for a position with the "nervous and impatient" Dr. Pierre Curie (Walter Pidgeon, Garson's Miniver co-star) and his assistant David (Robert Walker, Strangers on a Train). Curie believes that "women and science are incompatible." Marie, who will graduate at the top of her class, quickly proves him wrong. Just as quickly, he falls in love with her and introduces her to his parents (Henry Travers and Dame May Whitty). An engagement leads to a wedding, which leads to a partnership, which leads to the discovery of radium. Tragedy will eventually divide the couple, but Marie refuses to let their work die. Directed by Mervyn LeRoy (Little Women), Madame Curie may be heavier on the romance than the science, but charm is in abundant supply. With her regal bearing and breathy British accent, Garson isn't the most obvious choice for the famed physicist, but she effectively conveys the "stubborn, eager" woman's fervor for her field--and for her husband. Margaret O'Brien (Meet Me in St. Louis) co-stars as future Nobel laureate Irene Curie. -- Kathleen C. Fennessy
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