Overview
With backbreaking work in a ramshackle lab in Paris, Marie Curie and her husband, Pierre, achieve a revolutionary understanding of radiation and share a Nobel Prize. When her beloved Pierre dies in an accident, Marie is plunged into depression. Paul Langevin, fleeing an unhappy marriage, gives her the strength to return to her work. But the scandal over their affair threatens to end her career – just when she might become the first person ever to receive a second Nobel Prize.
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- Genre: Period
- Cast Attributes: Strong Role for Leading Woman (Star Vehicle)
- Target Audience: Adult
Authors
Alan Alda
Alan Alda has written five feature films (including The Four Seasons and The Seduction of Joe Tynan), two best selling books, and 19 episodes of the highly acclaimed television series M*A*S*H, one of which was awarded an EMMY for writing. The final episode, which he co-wrote, ...
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