The incredible true story of Marie Curie-Sklodowska, the first woman scientist to win the Nobel Prize. A biography of the scientist, wife and mother who made groundbreaking discoveries in the fields of physics and chemistry... In 1934, Marie Curie collapsed in her laboratory in Paris. In hospital, she recounts her life, how she began her studies in Paris, how funding for her research was often refused because she was a woman, how she met the equally passionate Pierre Curie and they entered into a partnership. After Marie discovered two radioactive particles, polonium and radium, they fell in love, married and had two children. Marie would soon announce the discovery of radioactivity, which would revolutionize physics and chemistry. Radium would soon be used in a number of commercial products. The harmfulness of radioactivity was not known at the time. Even Marie herself carried radioactive material in a test tube in her pocket, or at night she would watch pensively as a soft green-blue light came out of her desk drawer. After the death of her beloved husband, she remains true to her commitment to science and continues to explore. It soon becomes evident that her work can be applied to medicine and could save thousands of lives. Or in war, where it could destroy billions. Marie was perhaps the only person not corrupted by fame.
Czech subtitles
Radioactive
Drama / Romantic / Autobiographic
Great Britain, 2019, 103 min
Director: Marjane Satrapi
Programme subject to change.
