History Film / MadameCurie

* {{Biopic}}: Somewhat more faithful to history than other biopics of the day, which were usually heavily fictionalized. Annoyingly enough, it does leave out Marie's family in Paris, particularly her sister Bronislawa, an ob-gyn who delivered her children and with whom she was very close. It also leaves out her passionate dedication to LaResistance back in Poland for independence from Russia.[[note]]Bronya is a strong supporting character in ''The Courage of Knowledge'' and she and Marie talk about current events in Poland and other political realities.[[/note]]

See also ''Film/{{Radioactive}}'', a 2020 movie covering the same events starring Creator/RosamundPike as Marie Curie.

It's a biopic about the life of, yes, UsefulNotes/MarieCurie (1867-1934), born Marie Sklodowska in Poland. The film starts with Mademoiselle Sklodowska (Garson) studying at the Sorbonne in Paris. Marie has hardly any money for food and spends almost all her waking moments studying anyway, which is why she faints one day from hunger in the middle of class. A friendly teacher invites her to a party where she meets Pierre Curie, a well-known physicist.

Fourth of nine films to pair Garson and Pidgeon. Creator/RobertWalker, soon to become a major star, has a small part as Pierre's lab assistant. Ditto Creator/VanJohnson, who has an even smaller part as a reporter who interviews Marie. See also ''Film/{{Radioactive}}'', a 2020 movie covering the same events starring Creator/RosamundPike as Marie Curie.

Fourth of nine films to pair Garson and Pidgeon. Robert Walker, soon to become a major star, has a small part as Pierre's lab assistant. Ditto Van Johnson, who has an even smaller part as a reporter that interviews Marie. See also ''Film/{{Radioactive}}'', a 2020 movie covering the same events starring Creator/RosamundPike as Marie Curie.

* {{Biopic}}: Somewhat more faithful to history than other biopics of the day, which were usually heavily fictionalized. Annoyingly enough, it does leave out Marie's family in Paris, particularly her sister Bronislawa, an ob-gyn who delivered her children and with whom she was very close. It also leaves out her passionate dedication to LaResistance back in Poland for independence from Russia.

* ForgetsToEat: To the point where she faints from hunger during class. Apparently this happened to the real Curie as well, but between classes.

* LookBothWays: Pierre dies when he absent-mindedly crosses the street and run over by a delivery wagon. This scene is enacted almost exactly as it really happened, heavy rain and all.

* StarvingStudent: Marie is fainting from hunger in class and living in some tiny garret with a leaky skylight. Absolutely TruthInTelevision.
* TechnicolorScience: A rare example that is both realistic and actually drawn from RealLife. The Curies finally discover that they have successfully isolated radium when they come back to their lab at night and find the radium in their bowl, which they'd thought to be merely a stain, glowing in the dark.

* LookBothWays: Pierre dies when he absent-mindedly crosses the street and run over by a delivery wagon.

Fourth of nine films to pair Garson and Pidgeon. Robert Walker, soon to become a major star, has a small part as Pierre's lab assistant. Ditto Van Johnson, who has an even smaller part as a reporter that interviews Marie. See also ''Radioactive'', a 2019 movie covering the same events starring Creator/RosamundPike as Marie Curie.

* {{Adorkable}}: Pierre is shy and socially awkward, and is quite nervous at the prospect of a woman working in his lab. When he's asking Marie to go on a ride into the country with him, he stammers and fumbles with his hat. An emotional speech about chemistry and logic turns out to be his marriage proposal.

Fourth of nine films to pair Garson and Pidgeon. Robert Walker, soon to become a major star, has a small part as Pierre's lab assistant. Ditto Van Johnson, who has an even smaller part as a reporter that interviews Marie.

* ViewersAreGeniuses: Averted with Marie and Pierre's first-date discussion on symmetry math and all that L[[subscript:2]], 2L[[subscript:2]], [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K-finite K-finite]] stuff. It's not expected that viewers understand it, but that you get a sense of their shared interests and similarity of minds.

* {{Biopic}}: Somewhat more faithful to history than other biopics of the day, which were usually heavily fictionalized.

* TechnicolorScience: A rare example that is both realistic and actually drawn from RealLife. The Curies finally discover that they have successfully isolated radium when they come back to their lab at night and find the radium in their bowl, which they'd thought to be merely a stain, glowing in the dark.

''Madame Curie'' is a 1943 drama film directed by Creator/MervynLeRoy, starring Creator/GreerGarson and Walter Pidgeon.

''Madame Curie'' is a 1943 film directed by Creator/MervynLeRoy, starring Creator/GreerGarson and Walter Pidgeon.

* {{Adorkable}}: Pierre is shy and socially awkward, and is quite nervous at the prospect of a woman working in his lab. When he's asking Marie to go on a ride into the country with him, he stammers and fumbles with his hat.

* ForgetsToEat: To the point where she faints from hunger during class. Apparently this happens to the real Curie as well, but between classes.

* StarvingStudent: Marie is fainting from hunger in class and living in some tiny garret with a leaky skylight.

* StarvingStudent: Marie is fainting from hunger in class and living in some tiny garret with a leaky skylight.

It's a biopic about the life of, yes, UsefulNotes/MarieCurie, born Marie Sklodowska in Poland. The film starts with Mademoiselle Sklodowska (Garson) studying at the Sorbonne in Paris. Marie has hardly any money for food and spends almost all her waking moments studying anyway, which is why she faints one day from hunger in the middle of class. A friendly teacher invites her to a party where she meets Pierre Curie, a well-known physicist.

Fourth of nine films to pair Garson and Pidgeon. Robert Walker, soon to become a major star, has a small part as Pierre's lab assistant.

* AsYouKnow: The professor quizzing Marie after she faints in his class gets across some basic info, like her maiden name and what she's studying.

Fourth of nine films to pair Garson and Pidgeon.

It's a biopic about the life of, yes, UsefulNotes/MarieCurie, born Marie Sklodowska in Poland. The film starts with Mademoiselle Sklodowska (Garson) studying at the Sorbonne in Paris. Marie has hardly any money for food and spends almost all her waking moments studying anyway, which is why she faints one day from hunger in the middle of class. A friendly teacher invites her to a party, where she meets Pierre Curie, a physicist.

* ForgetsToEat: To the point where she faints from hunger during class. Apparently this happens to the real Curie as well, but between classes.