Marie Curie: The Courage of Knowledge Page #5

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I forgot the rule.

It's too complicated for me.

I'll show you.

Your lack of concern terrifies me.

Why?

A married man, Marie.

Paul is unhappy with Jeanne.

Everybody knows about it.

Don't be naive.

- Paul will never be Pierre.

- I know!

You know nothing about the suffering

of a betrayed woman!

Pierre applied twice,

before they accepted him.

You will know how to

convince them.

Come back to reality!

They'll never accept a dirty Pole

in the French Academy!

You have done for France much more than

all those so called patriots together!

All these behind-the-scenes

political intrigues,

I am not made for this.

Madame Curie?

This letter and flowers I have to deliver

to your very hands.

How beautiful.

- Yes. Have a nice day.

- Thanks!

You will succeed,

if you confront them.

That's for sure.

Hmm, delicious!

Enough, enough about work.

Try.

Not bad...

And here I have wild plums

from my garden.

Yummy... Very much.

It will perfectly

combine with Camembert.

Here you are.

Do you cook for your kids too?

My kids prefer simpler food.

It would be great if we could go

and have a picnic all together.

I love you...

My beaming radium queen.

And soon the first woman

in French Academy of Science.

And this is building up your vanity!

You have turned heads of so many ladies

that the only trick

to make myself noticeable is

the Academy of Science.

Are you coming back to

your Polish whore?

- Stop it, you will wake up the children.

- The children are at Perrins!

I could scream out my lungs:

that woman is destroying my family!

Your family? You are just

destroying it yourself.

You lying, repulsive coward!

How dare you, Paul, to come back

all messed up!

Paul!

What a waste.

Look at me!

I have had enough!

I...

Look at me.

Go to sleep!

Paul! No!

Your candidacy is a great honor

for the Academy.

With the Curie therapy you can heal

an early discovered cancer.

But the objective is to heal

all of the patients.

I could be so much more efficient

within an Institute of Radium

where researchers would work

side by side with doctors.

You will get your institute,

Madame. Sure.

Your rival, Monsieur Branly,

can't hold a candle to you

in terms of international reputation.

He operates...

Can I count on your support then?

May I?

Although emancipation lures us

into unknown realms,

I can hardly imagine

offering you a cigar.

A woman like you

has the world at her feet.

Have I already shown you

my Chinese room?

It used to belong to

Count von Satur.

Would you like to?

- It's a real treasure.

Are you coming from Rue Banquier?

Paris is a village, my dear.

Forgive me, I've had a long day.

Don't play the innocent!

It's not me that is your problem.

I was there for you when Pierre died,

I cared for your kids as if they were my own.

Is that the gratitude I get?

- I will do the same for your children.

- Don't you dare to talk about my children!

You've lost all trace of decency!

Look at yourself!

Even dressed in silk, you are nothing

but a miserable laboratory rat!

Who cares what you think...

You are not the first to be seduced!

And you won't be the last.

But he always comes back to me!

Paul is my life!

I'll kill you, if you take him away

from me!

Marie, it's me! It's me!

What happened?

Nothing, I hit myself, careless stupid.

Must have been distracted.

You smell divine.

Jeanne threatened me with a knife.

Oh, no! Damn it!

She's so often suspected me,

calling me all kinds of names,

and two days later she's forgotten it all!

What you are to me

no other woman can ever be.

You don't have to be afraid of Jeanne.

I am not afraid of your wife.

I am not sure if I understand correctly

your expectations.

Just write the truth.

Aren't you the one who says loud

what others prefer to hide?

Why should I believe you?

A mother of four can depend

on her instincts.

Wounded feelings

are very bad advisors.

Especially, if it comes

to a public person.

Don't you think that the French people will want

to know that the State is about

to bestow the greatest honors

onto an adulterous woman?

- A Jewish adulteress.

- Jewish?

She is not Jewish, as far as I know.

If you want to fight,

you must offer a bit more

than her supposed Jewish roots.

We are deeply grateful, Madame.

Thanks to Mr. Solvay's and your help

we can at last equip our laboratory.

Solvay is a great supporter

of the Curie therapy.

And so am I.

Flowers seem to like you.

- Thank you.

- See you next Tuesday!

Antoine, the new applicators

will arrive next week.

Fantastic.

The structure has vividly changed.

How can you tell about

radioactivity as if it was some trifle?

We all know perfectly

that Madame Curie

could never have come to such

results on her own!

No woman could have.

This woman is a visionary!

Excessively ambitious

is more appropriate.

What has she done

since her husband died?

She has only published results

based in their joint work.

She will see to it that

the name Pierre Curie

is completely forgotten.

Women now hunger for fame

and fortune as well.

Which Madame and her deceased husband

have had more than enough!

Did you read this?

What she achieved for the research

against cancer

is unique in the world!

A seat in the Academy

is not hereditary!

Do you want your grandchildren

to ask you

why you weakened

in front of a woman?

Quiet, gentlemen!

We can proceed to vote.

I remind you that a simple

majority wins.

I can count on you?

Naturally. May she give her

candidacy in London

- she is such a genius.

Or go straight back to Warsaw!

Her choice.

Gentlemen, this is a historical opportunity.

Don't miss it!

Bravo, very eloquent.

Madame Curie:

twenty eight,

Monsieur Branly:

thirty.

I'd have been delighted

to give my vote to you, but...

I prefer not to think how much time

I wasted on this.

- Can you pick up Irne?

- Of course. And you?

- Where are you going?

- See you at home.

Mania!

You don't know how sorry I am, Marie.

- Where are our letters?

- What?

Jeanne knows that we meet here.

Are you sure that you did not hide them

in some other place?

What are you going to do now?

- I'll get them back.

- And that's it'?

What else are you expecting?

Is it my fault?

You always leave yours keys

everywhere.

Even if Jeanne knows that we meet here,

I would never think that...

Stop it, it's pathetic!

Wait! Marie.

Marie. I'll talk to her.

I'll get our letters back...

I am sick of thinking that she interfered

in our intimacy.

We both knew what we were going into.

Did we? Really?

Marie! Marie!

Where were you?

Hurry up, we have a visitor.

- At this hour?

- Come here at last, Mania.

Allow me to introduce myself,

August Gyldenstolpe:

Swedish ambassador to France.

I have belonged for a long time to the circle

of your greatest admirers.

And today I have the honour

of presenting you some wonderful news.

The Nobel Committee decided to award you

with this years's Prize for chemistry.

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