![Find Madame Curie on Amazon](https://ia.media-imdb.com/images/M/MV5BMjI4NzAwNDUwNl5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTgwMTA1MjkyMTE@._V1_SX300.jpg)
Madame Curie Page #7
- NOT RATED
- Year:
- 1943
- 124 min
- 780 Views
you are convinced
as to the reliability of
Madame curie's investigation.
Entirely, I have even put aside
my own research
to collaborating with her
in the isolation of
this new element.
Dr. Curie
much as we would like to
help you and Madame Curie
our budget does not provide the
purposes of this kind.
However, the suggestion was made
by Professor Roger
in which we have unanimously
concurred to offer you the use
of the shade across the courtyard
from the school of physics.
We are aware that this shade
is not the most suitable place for
your investigation.
Gentlemen
am I to understand that
you are offering us the old shade
across from the physics building?
The one, that was used as a
dissecting room
by medical students?
If this abominable shade is available,
it's only because no one can be
found who is willing to work in it.
The roof leaks. It has no floor
but the wet ground.
It can't be heated.
In summer, it is stifling
as a hot house
and in winter, it freezes.
And do you imagine that
I would permit my wife to work
under these appalling conditions?
If you do
gentlemen, believe me...
With my husband's permission
we should be very glad
to accept the shade.
We shall be very grateful
to have the shade.
This was the shade
across the courtyard
from the school of physics.
This was to be the laboratory
they had expected.
There was no equipment.
They were at the mercy of
the worse extremes of the weather.
How could they do anything
worthwhile under such conditions?
If they'd know at the start
how long they will have
to work here and
what difficulties awaited them
would they have dare to begin?
Well, yes, they probably would.
They were that kind of people.
At first
beyond the strength
of either of them.
the work of
The raw material was pitch blende
from the mines of
Bohemia tons of it
from which they plan to
extract all the known elements
until only a few ounces remain.
From this few ounces, radium
their precious element
was eventually to be isolated.
In the beginning
the work had to be done
out of doors
because of the fire and fumes.
The first step was to
melt the crude ore
till it was boiling like lava.
Then acid was poured in.
This was to
dissolve out the salts.
When this was done
the next stage was to melt down
the residue in separate cordon
another back breaking job
for the fire must not go out.
Night or day
either Pierre or Marie
had to be on hand all the time.
Dogged determination
kept them going
but even so
it began at last to tear on
both Pierre and Marie.
This was something they had to
fight continually
the gas fumes.
Eventually, months run into years
The kind of works changed
but Pierre had to build
and with any material
that lay at hand.
What was left of
had now to be filtered and
re-filtered to
remove other elements.
And this work were not
quite so physically strenuous
was hard enough
specially during
the hot summer days.
And so the work went on
until presently
everything had been removed
from the tons of ore
except two final elements
one was barium and the other
which they had began to
think of it
in their heart
as their own element
was the precious illusive radium.
the end of their task
must surely be in sight.
All that was now left was to
separate these two survivors
barium and radium.
This was the problem to
separate barium
No separation.
No separation. No separation.
September the 12th 1899.
Reduction of pitch blende
nearly finish.
Only barium and radium remain.
The next separation
will give radium.
November the 8th, 1899.
First experiment. No separation.
November the 10th, 1899.
Second experiment. No separation.
July the 16th, 1900.
Four hundred
Radium still refuses to separated
from barium.
Alright, then, radium wouldn't be
separated from barium.
We've done all we can
and more more than
thanks to your tenacity
but it's useless.
We'll never find a way
of separating.
Barium and radium
can not be separated.
How much longer do you think
we can stand this
insufferable heat
stifling in summer
and freezing in winter.
How much longer do you think
you can drive yourself like this?
And how much longer do you think
I can stand by
and watch you destroy yourself?
The world has done without
radium up to now.
What does it matter
if it is isolated
for another 100 years.
I can't give it up.
it would be a pity
but I am going to see how far
I could go, even my lifetime
We have never seen burns
quite like this before
they are very strange.
I can't ever remember
seeing anything quite like them
they obviously don't come from
any normal substance.
Madame Curie
how long have been making
your experiments with
this unknown element?
For the past three
three and a half years.
And have these burns
given you much pain?
No. They are irritating at times
but I never pay attention to them
until lately.
I see.
It is obvious that
you are dealing with
some remarkable powerful force.
As to what these burns
are exactly
there is no means of telling.
I don't wish to alarm you
Madame Curie
but it is possible that
these burns might become serious
might in fact develop malignantly
if you continue to expose them
excessively
to your unknown element.
It is not impossible
they may be developed
into a cancerous nature.
It is my advice, Madame
that you abandon your experiments.
Cancer.
No, Pierre.
He only said the burns
might develop malignantly
Like develop into cancer.
No. He said they might possibly
develop into a cancerous nature
but only if it excessively
exposed to our radium.
So if we're careful
there is nothing
to be frightened about.
But the very word frightens me.
You saw how it took my own mother.
We'll have to give up
our experiments
If we are dealing with
as powerful a forces
there is no telling what...
I wouldn't allow it.
I wouldn't let you take such risk
I won't permit you.
No, Marie. Pierre, please.
Listen to me, please.
There is something
I must tell you
and then you should decide
as you wish.
Very well, Marie.
As I left the doctor
I have been thinking.
This element of ours obviously
has a terrific power.
Power enough to
affect healthy tissue like mine.
Power enough to destroy tissue.
Pierre, if it has this power
why hasn't it also the power to
destroy unhealthy tissue?
You realize what that might mean?
It could heal.
By destroying unhealthy tissue
Translation
Translate and read this script in other languages:
Select another language:
- - Select -
- 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
- 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
- Español (Spanish)
- Esperanto (Esperanto)
- 日本語 (Japanese)
- Português (Portuguese)
- Deutsch (German)
- العربية (Arabic)
- Français (French)
- Русский (Russian)
- ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
- 한국어 (Korean)
- עברית (Hebrew)
- Gaeilge (Irish)
- Українська (Ukrainian)
- اردو (Urdu)
- Magyar (Hungarian)
- मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
- Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Italiano (Italian)
- தமிழ் (Tamil)
- Türkçe (Turkish)
- తెలుగు (Telugu)
- ภาษาไทย (Thai)
- Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
- Čeština (Czech)
- Polski (Polish)
- Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Românește (Romanian)
- Nederlands (Dutch)
- Ελληνικά (Greek)
- Latinum (Latin)
- Svenska (Swedish)
- Dansk (Danish)
- Suomi (Finnish)
- فارسی (Persian)
- ייִדיש (Yiddish)
- հայերեն (Armenian)
- Norsk (Norwegian)
- English (English)
Citation
Use the citation below to add this screenplay to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"Madame Curie" Scripts.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 29 Aug. 2024. <https://www.scripts.com/script/madame_curie_13121>.
Discuss this script with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In