Faithful rendition of the tale involving physicists Marie and Pierre Curie.
Fresh out of their "Mrs. Miniver" roles, Walter Pidgeon and Greer Garson again etched unforgettable characters. Pidgeon here is even better here then as Clem Miniver. In this film, he shows a frigidness, never depicted by him before in films. He appears afraid and incapable of any human relationship. How the two find their way to love is an inspiration to us all.
The early part dealing with the separation of radium from barium was tedious at best. Not one to be a science scholar, this is some ways reminded me of a horrible chemistry teacher that I had in high school. She too was frigid and very incapable of forming lasting relationships.
Fine support is offered from Albert Basserman and Henry Travers, the latter being memorable in "Mrs. Miniver" as well. Dame May Witty briefly appears as Pidgeon's devoted mother. The resurfacing of Garson, Pidgeon, Travers and Witty was like a reunion of the Miniver characters.
Garson really pours on the acting as the film develops. She is devoted to her experiments in physics but shows memorable emotion with the tragic death of Pierre Curie.
Fresh out of their "Mrs. Miniver" roles, Walter Pidgeon and Greer Garson again etched unforgettable characters. Pidgeon here is even better here then as Clem Miniver. In this film, he shows a frigidness, never depicted by him before in films. He appears afraid and incapable of any human relationship. How the two find their way to love is an inspiration to us all.
The early part dealing with the separation of radium from barium was tedious at best. Not one to be a science scholar, this is some ways reminded me of a horrible chemistry teacher that I had in high school. She too was frigid and very incapable of forming lasting relationships.
Fine support is offered from Albert Basserman and Henry Travers, the latter being memorable in "Mrs. Miniver" as well. Dame May Witty briefly appears as Pidgeon's devoted mother. The resurfacing of Garson, Pidgeon, Travers and Witty was like a reunion of the Miniver characters.
Garson really pours on the acting as the film develops. She is devoted to her experiments in physics but shows memorable emotion with the tragic death of Pierre Curie.