Madame Curie
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Movie Review: Satisfied
Summary: 5 Stars
Could not get it from blockbuster so went to internet to churchase it. I am satisfied with the experience of purchasing, watching the vedio.Movie Review: Madame Curie
Summary: 5 Stars
Madame Curie is very good movie for everone
who wants to fine out about Radiation.
Movie Review: Madame Curie
Summary: 5 Stars
good but i'm french and what a pity none subtitle french !! amicalement M JULLIEN RobertMovie 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.
Movie Review: Talented cast makes bio romantic & entertaining.
Summary: 4 Stars
I thought this might only interest science enthusiasts or real film buffs, but the acting and chemistry between Greer Garson (Mrs. Miniver) and Walter Pidgeon (Forbidden Planet) really make science romantic. There are other stars in the supporting cast, and they all do a great job bringing this slice of science history to life, including Robert Walker (Strangers on a Train), Van Johnson (30 Seconds Over Tokyo), Henry Travers (It's A Wonderful Life), C.Aubrey Smith (Beyond Tomorrow, Five Came Back), and Margaret O'Brien (Meet Me In St. Louis). My favorite movies of this type are Edison The Man with Spencer Tracy, and Young Tom Edison with Mickey Rooney; but the sheer quantity of raw talent makes Madame Curie just as good as those favorites.