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Madame Curie

Where:

🇫🇷 France

When:

The 1890s The 1900s

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.

Released in 1943 — 124 minutes

Genres:

Drama Romance

Language:

English