{"id":53332,"date":"2020-11-14T22:56:55","date_gmt":"2020-11-15T05:56:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=53332"},"modified":"2021-02-05T16:58:30","modified_gmt":"2021-02-05T23:58:30","slug":"madame-curie-1943","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=53332","title":{"rendered":"Madame Curie (1943)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;It&#8217;s as though there were a piece of the sun locked up in here!&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Madame-Curie-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Madame-Curie-Poster-195x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"195\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-53334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Madame-Curie-Poster-195x300.png 195w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Madame-Curie-Poster-83x128.png 83w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Madame-Curie-Poster-175x270.png 175w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Madame-Curie-Poster.png 561w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 195px) 100vw, 195px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nWhen a Polish science student (Greer Garson) marries an admiring colleague (Walter Pidgeon) in 19th century Paris, the couple &#8212; Marie and Pierre Curie &#8212; go on to make tremendous strides in their field, including discovering radium.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Biopics<\/li>\n<li>Greer Garson Films<\/li>\n<li>Margaret O&#8217;Brien Films<\/li>\n<li>Mervyn LeRoy Films<\/li>\n<li>Robert Walker Films<\/li>\n<li>Scientists<\/li>\n<li>Van Johnson Films<\/li>\n<li>Walter Pidgeon Films<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nIn filming this biopic of Nobel Prize-winning scientist <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Marie_Curie\">Marie Curie<\/a>, MGM brought Greer Garson and Walter Pidgeon back together for their fourth of nine on-screen pairings &#8212; including, most famously, <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=41500\"><em>Mrs. Miniver<\/em> (1942)<\/a>. They make a fine couple, and it&#8217;s surprisingly enjoying watching their lengthy (and most-unusual) &#8220;courtship&#8221;, with shy Pidgeon ultimately proposing in one of the most amusing such speeches I&#8217;ve heard: <\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Whereas I&#8217;m nervous and impatient &#8211; you are quite the opposite. You have a clear mind, you are tenacious, you will never give up. It&#8217;s an excellent combination &#8212; I might compare it with a chemical formula NaCl, sodium chloride; it&#8217;s a stable, necessary compound. So, if we marry on this basis, our marriage would always be the same &#8212; the temperature would always be the same, the composition would be the same. There would be no distractions, no fluctuations &#8212; none of the uncertainties and emotions of love.&#8221; <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Madame-Curie-Engagement.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Madame-Curie-Engagement-1024x634.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"396\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-53520\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Madame-Curie-Engagement-1024x634.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Madame-Curie-Engagement-300x186.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Madame-Curie-Engagement-128x79.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Madame-Curie-Engagement-768x475.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Madame-Curie-Engagement-1536x950.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Madame-Curie-Engagement-436x270.png 436w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Madame-Curie-Engagement.png 1647w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As scientists intensely committed to their craft, they are quite happy viewing their arrangement as a practical one &#8212; though the screenplay eventually shows the depth of love that emerges through their happy and productive union (including the birth of two daughters). <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Madame-Curie-Cinematography5.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Madame-Curie-Cinematography5-1024x642.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"401\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-53338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Madame-Curie-Cinematography5-1024x642.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Madame-Curie-Cinematography5-300x188.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Madame-Curie-Cinematography5-128x80.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Madame-Curie-Cinematography5-768x481.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Madame-Curie-Cinematography5-1536x963.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Madame-Curie-Cinematography5-431x270.png 431w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Madame-Curie-Cinematography5.png 1619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, it&#8217;s to the screenplay&#8217;s immense credit that lines like, &#8220;All right, then &#8212; radium won&#8217;t be separated from barium.&#8221; are authentically interesting (and comprehensible to lay audiences). We watch in eager anticipation as Marie gradually comes to understand (with help from Pierre) the next steps she must take to uncover and isolate radium &#8212; then eventually learns about the harm she&#8217;s unintentionally caused herself due to so much exposure, but decides it&#8217;s worth the risk to continue (albeit with more protections). <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Madame-Curie-Risk.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Madame-Curie-Risk-1024x631.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"394\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-53523\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Madame-Curie-Risk-1024x631.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Madame-Curie-Risk-300x185.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Madame-Curie-Risk-128x79.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Madame-Curie-Risk-768x473.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Madame-Curie-Risk-1536x946.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Madame-Curie-Risk-438x270.png 438w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Madame-Curie-Risk.png 1651w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The movie is atmospherically filmed throughout (by director Mervyn LeRoy and DP Joseph Ruttenberg), making it a visual treat as well. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Greer Garson as Marie Curie<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Madame-Curie-Garson3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Madame-Curie-Garson3-1024x629.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"393\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-53335\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Madame-Curie-Garson3-1024x629.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Madame-Curie-Garson3-300x184.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Madame-Curie-Garson3-128x79.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Madame-Curie-Garson3-768x471.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Madame-Curie-Garson3-1536x943.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Madame-Curie-Garson3-440x270.png 440w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Madame-Curie-Garson3.png 1647w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Walter Pidgeon as Pierre Curie<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Madame-Curie-Pidgeon.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Madame-Curie-Pidgeon-1024x637.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"398\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-53336\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Madame-Curie-Pidgeon-1024x637.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Madame-Curie-Pidgeon-300x187.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Madame-Curie-Pidgeon-128x80.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Madame-Curie-Pidgeon-768x478.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Madame-Curie-Pidgeon-1536x955.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Madame-Curie-Pidgeon-434x270.png 434w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Madame-Curie-Pidgeon.png 1619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Atmospheric cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Madame-Curie-Cinematography.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Madame-Curie-Cinematography-1024x632.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"395\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-53339\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Madame-Curie-Cinematography-1024x632.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Madame-Curie-Cinematography-300x185.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Madame-Curie-Cinematography-128x79.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Madame-Curie-Cinematography-768x474.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Madame-Curie-Cinematography-1536x948.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Madame-Curie-Cinematography-438x270.png 438w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Madame-Curie-Cinematography.png 1661w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>A meticulously told tale of scientific inquiry, rigor, and suspense<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Madame-Curie-Science.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Madame-Curie-Science-1024x635.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"397\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-53519\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Madame-Curie-Science-1024x635.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Madame-Curie-Science-300x186.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Madame-Curie-Science-128x79.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Madame-Curie-Science-768x476.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Madame-Curie-Science-1536x952.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Madame-Curie-Science-436x270.png 436w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Madame-Curie-Science.png 1641w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes, as a powerful biopic and for the lead performances. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Noteworthy Performance(s)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0036126\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1944\/01\/09\/archives\/catching-up-some-late-afterthoughts-on-madame-curie-and-two-other.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/82296\/madame-curie#articles-reviews?articleId=74637\">TCM 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