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Simply A Masterpiece

I cannot think of one single thing that I would change about this film. The acting is incomparable, the directing deft, and the writing poignantly brilliant.

A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.

The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

Mervyn LeRoy was a major director for a couple of decades during Hollywood's golden years, and he was certainly prolific, but there is just no denying that he was hopelessly dull. He was like the Ron Howard of the 1940s, making safe, middle brow entertainments for people who don't want to be remotely challenged by having to have a thought of their own while watching a movie."Marie Curie" stars Greer Garson and Walter PIdgeon as the duo whose scientific explorations resulted in the discovery of radium. The film tries awfully hard to make this exciting, but while I'm sure radium is really important and all, it's just not quite the stuff of edge of your seat film making, at least not as delivered here. This is one of about a billion movies made over the years that is only notable now because it was nominated for a bunch of Oscars in its day, but is nothing special when watched all these years later.Garson and Pidgeon both received Oscar nominations a year after they achieved the same feat for "Mrs. Miniver" (Garson won for that film, and deservedly so). "Madame Curie" was also nominated for Best Picture, Best B&W Art Direction (the lab sets do create a very strong sense of time and place), Best B&W Cinematography, Best Dramatic or Comedy Score, and Best Sound Recording.Grade: B

At first, "Madame Curie" left me bored and unentertained. However, as the film goes on it gets far better and enjoyable. There's some great performances scattered throughout the film, especially by the two leads, the great Greer Garson and Walter Pidgeon. I found their love story to be charming, emotional, and romantic and I enjoyed both of their characters.I also enjoyed the scientific aspect of the film. Because this film is based on the true story of Marie Curie, the scientist who, along with her husband, discovered the element radium and won the noble prize for doing so,there's quite a bit of scientific discussion that I found to be pretty fascinating. It's not often that classic romantic dramas contain a scientific angle.The film is also very well directed by master filmmaker Mervyn LeRoy, and it is overall recommended for fans of classic cinema and science history.

I'm the first to admit I knew little about Marie Curie until watching "Madame Curie" on Turner Movie Classics today. I knew she was a renowned French scientist long before women were accepted in such fields.Madame Curie--as a historical drama--succeeds in telling her incredible and painstaking contributions to science in the discovery of Radium. The story never lulls, not even for one minute. This film succeeds in providing a unique perspective of the sacrifice and dedication great scientists of all generations have put forth for the betterment of all mankind. Perhaps more surprising to me was how this movie moved me to tears due to the artful portrayal of Madame Curie by Greer Garson. She was truly a great actress and the chemistry she shared with Walter Pidgeon (movie after movie) just does not happen on screen often. I really thought I would be bored to tears. Instead, my tears resulted from a compelling story and equally compelling performances--especially from Ms. Garson.

Hollywood did a lot of biography pictures in the 1940s. Most of them were awfully good, though a little bit too idealized. Almost all were pretty entertaining. Among them, there are some standouts, such as Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet and Madame Curie. This film was reasonably faithful to her real story, though most notably Greer Garson was a tall lady and Ms. Curie was, according to everything I have read, a tiny little woman. And, thankfully, the MGM people didn't change how her husband died (such as having him survive in order to give the movie an upbeat ending). So what we have is a good primer for kids and teens about the accomplishments of this great lady.Garson and Pigeon did a nice job--give it a try.