The Genius of Marie Curie: The Woman Who Lit up the World

Overview

Over 80 years after her death, Maria Skłodowska-Curie remains by far the best-known female scientist. In her lifetime, she became that rare thing - a celebrity scientist, attracting the attention of the news cameras and tabloid gossip. This multi-layered film reveals the real Maria Skłodowska-Curie, an extraordinary woman who fell in love three times, had to survive the pain of loss, and the public humiliation of a doomed love affair. It is a riveting portrait of a tenacious mother and scientist, who opened the door on a whole new realm of physics, which she discovered and named - radioactivity.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

May 3, 2013

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

United Kingdom

Production

BBC

Cast

Geraldine James,Renaud Huynh,Helena Pycior,Patricia Fara,Andrea Sella,Julie Des Jardins,Malgorzata Sobieszczak-Marciniak,Teresa Kaczorowska,Hélène Langevin-Joliot,David Maloneand 2 more

Director

Gideon Bradshaw

Producer

Gideon Bradshaw

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

Homepage

Official site

IMDb

tt3904252