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Marie Noelle
Karolina Gruszka
Arieh Worthalter
Charles Berling
Izabela Kuna
Malik Zidi
André Wilms
Daniel Olbrychski
Marie Denarnaud
Samuel Finzi
Piotr Glowacki
Nöelle's portrait is untidy and jittery, her Marie methodical and impetuous. To judge by the dialogue, all that concerned Curie was science and love (Pierre offered both); there's little reference to all that she had to overcome to pursue her work, which included developing the theory of radioactivity and initiating its medical use. Madame Curie was an outsider, born Maria Sklodowska in Poland (her nickname was Mania), and held progressive beliefs that put her at odds with Parisian society.
But Nöelle's biggest concern is reclaiming Marie as a woman, and she uses nudity as a reminder of the female body beneath Curie's utilitarian clothing. In photographs, the real-life Curie wore a dour expression and appeared nearly asexual. Here she's a mercurial woman dealing with personal trials and professional obstacles, more concerned with finding passion and achieving her goals than being a role model. Marie Curie: The Courage of Knowledge is essentially a swooning romance, with science as the binding energy.
Marie Noelle
Karolina Gruszka, Arieh Worthalter, Charles Berling, Izabela Kuna, Malik Zidi, André Wilms, Daniel Olbrychski, Marie Denarnaud, Samuel Finzi, Piotr Glowacki
Marie Noelle, Andrea Stoll
Marie Noelle
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