Marie Curie: The Courage of Knowledge
Marie Curie: The Courage of Knowledge (Polish: Maria Skłodowska-Curie;[4] French and German title: Marie Curie[5][6]) is a 2016 internationally co-produced drama film directed by Marie Noëlle.[7] It was screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival.[8] It made its United States premiere at the New York Jewish Film Festival in 2017.[9]
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Directed by | Marie Noëlle |
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Running time | 100 minutes[1][2][3] |
Country | Poland |
Language | French |
Box office | $1.9 million[1][2] |
Cast
- Karolina Gruszka as Marie Curie, a physicist
- Arieh Worthalter as Paul Langevin, her collaborator and lover
- Charles Berling as Pierre Curie, Marie's husband and co-researcher
- Izabela Kuna as Bronia
- Malik Zidi as André Debierne
- André Wilms as Eugène Curie, Pierre's father
- Daniel Olbrychski as Emile Amagat, a physicist
- Marie Denarnaud as Jeanne Langevin, Paul's wife
- Samuel Finzi as Gustave Téry
- Piotr Głowacki as Albert Einstein, a physicist
Reception
Box office
Marie Curie: The Courage of Knowledge grossed $127,993 in the United States and Canada, and $1.8 million in other territories for a total worldwide of $1.9 million.[1][2]
Critical response
On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 64%, based on 25 reviews, with an average rating of 5.30/10. The website's critics consensus reads, "Marie Curie: The Courage of Knowledge may test the patience of some viewers with its deliberate pacing, but this sensitively made biopic has its well-acted rewards".[3] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 49 out of 100, based on 6 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[10]
References
- "Marie Curie: The Courage of Knowledge". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
- "Maria Sklodowska Curie (2017)". The Numbers. Nash Information Services. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
- "Marie Curie (2017)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
- "Maria Skłodowska-Curie". Filmweb.
- "French-language poster". UniFrance.
- "German-language poster". UniFrance.
- "Major Polish Films Premiering at Toronto Film Festival". Cultural. 2 September 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
- "Marie Curie: The Courage of Knowledge". TIFF. 2 September 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
- "Sloan Science & Film". scienceandfilm.org. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
- "Marie Curie (2018) Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 28 December 2020.