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Fifty years ago

Paris was a light-hearted city

the goal of many a traveler

but some came not for gaiety but to work

to study at one of the world's most famous university

the Sorban.

To its lecture room and classes

came students from all over the world

and among them was a young girl.

She was poor. She was beautiful.

She had left her homeland and family

and here in Paris, she was alone

haunted by dreams and invincibly eager

To go out alone into space. Go out alone.

In one hundred years

one hundred students but when it is time

for you to think

you, too, will be alone

like the author of this equation like Newton

let us say your Galileo.

Probably will not be your good fortune to reach the sky

to catch the stars in your fingertips.

To catch a star in your fingertips.

But this you can share with them.

You can learn to be alone with nature

with the ray of light piece of earth

drop of rain you can become aware

that the earth's swirling about the sun

at the rate of 66,000 miles per hour.

Aware that the...

What... what's that?

You are feeling better? Sit.

Sit still a moment. You fainted.

I... I�m sorry I interrupted the lecture so stupidly.

You can get the notes from some other students.

Your name is Marie Scholoscka?

Yes. You are working in two master degrees.

One in physics and one in mathematics.

You passed first in the...

mathematical examination last year.

What did you have to eat today?

Eat?

Yes, eat.

I don't remember. I have some lunch.

What did you have?

Salmon. All sort of things.

You have a pleasant room?

Yes, monsieur.

Good.

What time did you have that coat

Come along.

Come along, please.

This is rather unusual to have no friends here in Paris.

I have little time for friends.

Usually, there's some young men.

I'm interested in physics and mathematics.

Yes, so am I.

Yet, I have a wife and a home

a daughter and two granddaughters

I'm afraid I will not be up to that.

Your desire is to go back to Poland and teach?

Yes.

Your parents are still in Warsaw

My father is a physics professor He is old.

When I have my degrees I shall go back and live with him.

You love Poland.

Oh, yes. I love Poland.

Physics and mathematics and Poland.

Yes.

Eat your soup.

Thank you very much.

The Society of Natural Industry has asked me

to recommend someone

to make a study of the magnetic property of rare steel.

I would be glad to recommend you if you wish.

There would be some cumbersome costs

I don't know exactly what. Oh, it wouldn't matter.

Really it wouldn't. I would be so grateful.

Of course, that our cumbersome equipment too cumbersome

for our laboratories, I'm afraid.

However, I know a scientist of great merit

who works in the school of physics and chemistry.

Perhaps he might have recommendation available.

Come and have tea Sunday with my wife and me.

I will ask him to come, too.

You probably know his name. It is Pierre Curie.

Oh, thank you so much. Thank you

You have been very kind.

Not at all. Not at all.

Good bye then. Until Sunday.

Sunday. Good night.

Good night.

To catch a star at your fingertips.

Ah. Madame Poirot.

You are Mdme. Scholoscka. I knew it.

Yes.

We've been waiting for you.

My husband has told me all about you.

Ah. Professor Curie. How nice?

Madame.

You two had met?

Have not had the honor in the hallway.

This is Mdme. Marie Scholoscka. professor Pierre Curie.

My husband said you have no friends in Paris

but that's impossible, child

We must remedy that. Please Professor...

Come in. Come in. I'm sure you know everyone here.

In Paris you must have many friends.

I want you to meet all these charming...

May I introduce you to... This is Mdme. Scholoscka...

What time? Always hard to meet, gentlemen.

Dr. Curie

Good afternoon.

I had no idea that it was going to be a party.

No... I believe you, monsieur.

They're pulling up suddenly these parties

out of the goodness of women's hearts.

My wife wishes the young student of mine to make many friends.

Well, I... I'm very bad at parties.

It's impossible for me to focus.

My mind won't follow the most simple thought.

Oh, I beg your pardon.

You are quite alright.

Maybe I'll come back some other day.

No... I want to talk to you about this student of mine.

Perhaps we can find a quiet corner

where we can talk.

Of course. Of course.

And as this student has very little money, and is

I believe, extremely talented

I thought you might have room available

at physics and chemistry.

Oh, I should be very glad.

Unfortunately at the moment we are extremely

crowded ourselves.

In that case...

However, my workroom is quite large.

I would hesitate to ask you to share your own laboratory...

I have shared it with students before.

You have?

Yes, and some of them were very quiet and pleasant.

On the other hand one fellow was most troublesome.

He used to whistle constantly.

Well, I can assure you that this student is very serious.

Then I should be very happy.

I think you will find that she is very sincere.

She?

Oh, my God. These are my granddaughters.

Excuse me.

But...

Mademoiselle. Mademoiselle.

Bon Appetit. A coffee?

Yes, thank you. Tea.

That's coffee.

That's coffee, too.

Oh.

Please sit down, everybody.

Sit down. Wait a moment.

Come along... children. It's time for your performance.

Would you excuse them, Dr. Curie.

They are going to play the piano.

Come along... There they are.

This is the student of whom we were speaking.

Mme. Scholoscka. Dr. Pierre Curie.

We have already met.

Dr. Curie is gracious in consenting

for you to work in his laboratory

I am very grateful.

Of course, I have no idea that is...

Would you sit down, Madame?

Oh, would you please excuse me.

I feel my grandchildren are about to entertain.

Would you care for tea?

Thank you. I've just had some.

It's coffee.

I appreciate very deeply Dr. Curie

the privilege of working in your laboratory.

Playing incredibly badly don't you think?

Very badly, Dr. Curie.

Of course, I'm no judge.

Professor Poirot is an excellent scientist.

Oh, good morning, Dr. Curie.

Good morning, David.

The furnace is taken down

and I'm beginning to set up for room temperature readings.

I have the sulphates all ready for you.

Thank you. No one has arrived yet?

Here at the laboratory? Yes.

No, sir. Are you expecting someone?

Well, a pupil of Dr. Poirot

who's going to do some work here for a short time.

Yes, sir.

Her name is Marie Sc...

Funny, I was introduced to her twice.

Scholoscka.

She's a girl.

I didn't find out in time.

Always the continuous struggle against woman, David

When we wish to give all our thoughts to some work

which is strangest to humanity

we always have to struggle against woman.

Yes, sir. And women scientists are particularly unattractive

I find, sir

Women's love in life is the living of it.

In the world of abstract research

she's a danger, destruction.

She's a natural enemy of science

There's no doubt of it, sir.

Woman and science are incompatible.

Woman of genius are rare.

No true scientist can have anything with women.

No, sir.

Anyway, David, put her over there in that far corner.

Yes, sir.

And if you can without being rude

inform her how important silence is to laboratory work.

I do hope she doesn't whistle. Oh, David.

Would you mind going to the storeroom upstairs

and see if there's a magnetometer.

She'll need one for her experiments.

Oh, yes.

I... I'm very sorry, sir.

I beg your pardon are you looking for something?

Yes. I'm looking for Dr. Curie's laboratory.

You're here. But you're not...

I mean you can't be... Excuse me, please.

No. You don't understand.

You see I'm Dr. Curie's assistant.

Oh... then you can direct me.

Oh, I certainly can.

Certainly can.

Oh, just this way. Thank you.

What do you think of that?

I run into you the first thing.

You know, Dr. Curie has asked me look out for you.

Be sure to have everything you want

so I'll just take everything into my own hands.

Oh, here we are.

Here she is, Dr. Curie.

Run straight into her the first day.

Oh. Good morning, Mademoiselle.

Good morning, Dr. Curie.

This time we met in rather a less rude atmosphere.

Yes.

Well that's just as it should be.

People interested in work should be left alone.

You have met my assistant?

Yes. I don't think I quite caught his name.

David. David Lagroue.

I'm sure that David will see that

you're properly installed.

Thank you, Dr. Curie.

I appreciate this chance more than I can say.

Not at all Not at all, Mademoiselle

and I do hope you'll be quite comfortable.

Over this way.

We picked out a specially nice place

for you right over here.

You're going to have this far corner all to yourself.

Of course we would have it fixed up

for you had we known sooner that you were coming

but we'll take care of that right away.

How do you think this is going to suit you?

Oh. It is excellent.

I understand you're a pupil of Professor Poirot's?

Yes.

I've studied with him, too.

Wonderful isn't he?

Yes, he is. Oh, I'll give you a little more light.

Please don't bother.

Oh, Dr. Curie wants you to be comfortable.

I'm sorry, Dr. Curie.

Here's a paper and pencil.

You can make out a list for all the things you need,

and I'll go and see

if I can get a magnetometer for you.

Oh, I can take my coat off?

Oh. It's always the way you should.

Your hat?

I'll hide it up at the cupboard for you

I'm sorry, Dr. Curie.

Let me help you.

Thank you.

You know my office is just upstairs.

I hope you won't hesitate to call on me

if I can be of any assistance.

You're very kind.

You sure everything's alright?

Quite. Thank you.

Not at all.

If there is anything you'd like

to know about our equipment

I'd be glad to explain it to you

I want to give you some advice on where to eat around here.

There's a very nice little restaurant down...

Really, monsieur. I don't think we should talk.

Why are you whispering?

I just think you ought to know where to go.

Yes, but I...

I'll take you there later. That's the best way and

It's too trouble.

Oh, no trouble at all. I'll come back for you.

Good evening, Mademoiselle.

Good evening, Dr. Curie.

Miserable evening, hasn't it?

Yes, isn't it.

Oh, by the way did David get you the

telescope scale you asked for last week

Oh, yes. Thank you very much.

He finally look into it.

Good... Well, good evening.

But you have no umbrella Mademoiselle

No, I haven't, Dr. Curie.

I'm sorry. I didn't realize.

Perhaps I can help you.

Oh, I don't want to trouble you.

Allow me. No trouble at all.

No trouble at all.

Thank you.

You're very kind.

Not at all, Mademoiselle.

May I ask you another question

Dr. Curie in the same connection?

It's a simple matter, perhaps but it puzzles me.

Yes, Mademoiselle?

In the semetry L sub-Q and two L sub-Q

you include only those rotations

which are integral multiples of two Pi L Q.

But two times K over Q exclude

the identity transformation

if K is not an integer.

Yes. For final case, I guess.

But in a limited L sub infinity a difficult seems to arise.

I don't see why it's quite straightforward.

Well, if you consider the matter rigorously...

Hmm. I have to look into that.

This is where I lived.

Good bye and thank you.

Of course...

Oh, good bye, mademoiselle.

And may I say your conversation is very simplely

Thank you.

It's an extremely dawning hypothesis.

Good morning, Mademoiselle.

Good morning, Dr. Curie.

I'm a little late this morning.

I have to stop in at my publishers.

Oh.

To Mme. Scholoscka

my respect and friendship of honor...

friendship of honor.

My book.

Oh, it's lovely.

One of the first copy just off the press.

On semitry and physical phenomena

Semitry of Electric Field

and of Magnetic Field by Pierre curie.

That's something to be proud of.

I thought perhaps you might like a copy.

Oh, I would very much.

Well, it's yours. It's yours Mademoiselle.

Oh, thank you.

Not at all.

I've inscribed the book for you mademoiselle

on the ply leaf.

I believe that's the usual procedure.

I'm very flattered.

Not at all...

Come in. Oh, Dr. Becquerel.

I hope I'm not intruding Dr. Curie.

But could you step over my laboratory with me?

I think I've happened on something of great interest.

Why? What is it?

Are you too busy to...?

Oh, no... Not at all. I'll come at once.

Oh, aren't you coming Mademoiselle?

Well, if I may?

You don't mind...

No. No. I'll be delighted.

I came upon it quite by accident

I think you'll agree that it is very extraordinary...

What is this thing...

Well, what did you see?

You have taken the picture of a key apparently.

Yes, the picture of a key.

But that picture of a key was taken...

in a very extraordinary manner.

The picture of that key was taken in complete and total darkness

without light of any kind.

But, how was that possible?

Some months ago

I had the idea that perhaps certain rocks and minerals

might store applied energy from the sun

that if I left the rocks and minerals

in the sun long enough

they might absorbed some of its rays

and then later, give them out.

So I make some photographic experiments

You see these rocks

they're all different kinds of minerals

I labeled them as you see

and left them outside in the sun for several hours.

Then I put them in this drawer

on photographic plates like this

and then I waited to see

if they would give out any sunlight

they might have absorbed.

I see. And your experiment was a success.

To the contrary, my experiment was a complete failure.

Not one of the rocks I have exposed to the sun

affected the plates in anyway.

See, there they are. They're all black

every one of them.

Then how did you explain...

Now, look at this one, please.

That has been exposed am I right?

Light has reached

Oh, yes. That has been exposed.

This plate was lying in this drawer quite by accident.

I didn't even know it was there.

It's the drawer that I keep some of my specimens in.

And when I was putting my rocks back into the drawer

one of them must have fallen on this plate

without my knowing it.

I discovered it yesterday.

This is the rock that I have not yet exposed to the sun

it's a piece of mineral called pitch blende.

To be sure there could be no mistake

last night I myself hide in this room

in complete darkness.

Took this rock, which had never been exposed to the sun

and placed it on a photographic plate.

I put this metal key between the stone

and the plate like this

so that it would be photographed

if any light rays came from the stone.

Half hour ago I developed the plate.

This is the result.

You mean, then, that...

there is something about that rock

that gives off rays of its own.

Rays powerful enough to go through black paper

and affect this photographic plate.

That, Monsieur, must be so.

Incredible.

It is incredible.

It's as if they were a piece of the sun

locked up in here.

Strange. Very strange.

What could it be? What could be the nature of radiation?

What could be the origin of it?

Perhaps we shall never know.

It was very kind of you to take me

to Dr. Becquerel's laboratory.

Not at all...

Dr. Curie

I want to thank you also for allowing me

to do my experiments here in your laboratory.

I couldn't have done this if it weren't

for Natural Science Industry

for allowing me of your kindness.

You finished that already?

Yes, I had to do it quickly

because I should not have much time from now on

to come to the laboratory.

Why? What do you mean?

From now on, I shall spend most of my time studying.

My examination's coming up in less than two weeks, you know.

So soon? I haven't realized.

Yes. I have been here six months.

It's the middle of June.

The term is nearly over.

How fast it goes.

Yes.

You know a short time ago that tree was a skeleton.

I always used to look forward to my summer in my country

but I'm only there at stray moments now

when I go to visit my parents.

They have this small place outside of Paris at Sol.

I used to take long walks towards the woods there

with my brother, Jacques.

So nice to be walking in the country.

My father loves to walk.

Your father? Is he here in Paris?

Oh, no. In Warsaw

but we get out of the city now and then.

Warsaw. But you're not thinking going to Warsaw.

Of course.

But when?

As soon as I finished my examinations.

But for how long?

Why for... Why, Dr. Curie.

You forget that if I passed my examinations

I'm going back to Poland to teach.

Well, I knew that... wish I knew when we first came,

but everything is changed now.

You are making experiments of your own

I know it. I shall miss Paris, too.

But this is absurd, fantastic.

Why, it never occurred to me.

Oh, I... I haven't planned on this at all.

How could you dream of doing such a thing

abandoning science when your making such progress.

My father is getting old. He misses me.

If you stay on in Poland

you can't possibly go on with your studies.

Anyone can teach but you can do more

much more.

You have a talent a definite talent

and it's your duty to use it.

We've so much to be done

so much to that's still undreamed of.

Oh, Mademoiselle. I beg you to reconsider.

Why, that's very kind of you Dr. Curie

I'm really flattered.

I'm afraid I can't give up the entire plan

that I have had for so long.

I thought, of course, you knew.

I do not understand

how anyone with a scientific mind

can entertain the thought of abandoning science.

I know. But there are other things

that are important, too.

Dr. Curie?

Yes, Mademoiselle.

I've been meaning to ask you.

I supposed you wouldn't care to attend my graduation?

Well, I should enjoy very much

seeing you get your degree but, well, I have, ah...

there's such a crowd always.

Of course... I understand perfectly.

I feel exactly the same way myself.

Well I should be coming in again

of course to see to a few things

Good bye, Dr. Curie.

Good bye, Mademoiselle.

We may well expect to hear again and again.

It will always be interested for you to look back

and try to recall the personality of...

your classmate who have won faith.

Above all it's the mother of learning

And her children come through all the corners of the world.

They come, they are nourished

and then they returned to their homeland

to impart what they have instilled to others.

Pride is not deflated by what they take away.

The whole world is in fact enriched by what they learned.

And am proud in particular gained more than she gives

to the very earnest students.

Professor Constance, chairman of the committee on scholarship

has gone over all the awards

and will read the name of the successful candidates.

It is my pleasure to introduce Professor Constance.

The names of those who have been awarded degrees

will be read in the order of merit.

For the degree the master of physics.

First...

Marie Scholoscka.

Hello, Dr. Curie.

Oh, hello, David.

Isn't she wonderful? First place in physics.

Did you know we have that all that time in the laboratory?

Yes. It's very gratifying.

Here she was bright...

You haven't seen any of Mmde. Scholoscka, have you, David?

Yes, I saw her. Had a nice talk with her.

Congratulated her and everything.

She went straight home. Had some packing to do.

Packing?

Well, she's leaving for Poland on Tuesday.

Oh.

Good bye, Dr. Curie. Oh. Awfully glad I run into you.

Good bye, David.

Ah! Dr. Curie.

How do you do, Professor?

Lovely, wasn't it?

Packing. Yes... Wasn't it lovely?

Come in...

Dr. Curie.

How do you do?

I missed you at the Graduation Exercises.

I looked all over for you.

You were there?

Yes.

Then you heard.

Yes. My congratulation Mademoiselle.

Thank you. You know, I was... never dreamed that I would...

I was even afraid that I might may not...

Oh, I'm glad you were able to go.

Won't you sit down?

Thank you

I met David and he told me that

you were leaving Poland on Tuesday

Yes.

I see.

Then you haven't reconsider Mademoiselle.

I'm afraid not.

Of course. Of course. Perhaps you might have.

You were packing?

Yes.

Oh, yes... naturally. Well, then...

since you are leaving so soon on Tuesday

I presume there'd be no time for something I had in mind,

that is...

my father...

He is a doctor, you know.

He is very short only, you know. but intelligent.

And my mother is quite gay.

I think you'd enjoy knowing both of them.

But of course that would be impossible

because you'd be busy packing and doing one thing or another.

I had meant to ask you down before

but it slipped my mind.

Still, I thought it would be nice

for you to take away with you some of Paris' countryside

since we were speaking of the country

the last time I saw you

that perhaps you might like to come with me

to spend the weekend there.

It's not far but still it's impossible

I see, because, I said before

you'd be busy packing and preparing for your journey.

Yes, the idea's preposterous on the face of it.

The idea is not preposterous at all.

I should like to come very much.

You would?

Yes. Thank you.

Well, then.

Well, then.

I hate that girl.

Eugene.

I still hate that girl. What do you do in Poland, anyway?

Spend all your time at this stupid game

You must not mind my husband.

He never shouts at anyone unless he likes them.

That's what I thought.

He had been shouting at me all my life.

Well, what are looking so gloomy about, Pierre.

It's your shot.

Ah, yes. Excuse me.

I heard you're going to Poland on Tuesday.

Say, Monsieur.

Excellent country, Poland.

Thank you.

Of course, he hasn't been there.

You don't have to be there

to know it's an excellent country.

Well, what are you waiting for.

Hit it. Hit it.

Well, I dare say it's the best thing you can do.

You can go on with your studies there.

Of course, not with a degree that you could get here,

but you will do well whatever it is.

Thank you, Madame.

I'm not paying you compliments.

I'm only telling you what I see in your face.

It's all there in people's faces.

Look at my husband.

A good man and a good doctor. Look at Pierre.

A poet, but a poet with brains.

A poet in the laboratory.

Look at me, fat and foolish but quite a good old soul.

It's true. Why should I mind.

Look at Monsieur and me.

Mitchell there and young Master Mitchell.

We'll let them pass.

But then, look at yours.

Stubborn, determined, abstinent

and of course, intelligent.

And then, there's something else that I can't quite

give a name to. Fiery, is it?

No... Flame-like. That's a little nearer.

Flame-like then. Something like a flame.

Once I'm sure I won

and what with that strike of yours supposed I get out of it.

You're not paying attention.

It's no credit beating anyone who does not pay attention.

Why, I tried to, Father.

Then you're just plain stupid.

Oh. Leave him alone.

No, sir. That boy has got to learn to concentrate.

He'll never get anywhere if he doesn't concentrate.

Did you ever hear the fundamental law of physics,

known oddly enough as Curie's Law

Sheer luck.

I don't know how Pierre ever stumbled on to it.

Oh, do be quiet, Eugene.

Croquet always makes me thirsty.

Want to drink?

Thank you, Father.

Yes, that croquet always makes me thirsty.

Yes, it stirs up the thirst in a man.

Nothing like a good drink of lemonade

after a fast game of croquet

don't you think so, Pierre.

There. I think you'll be comfortable here.

I'm sure I will.

This is Jacques' room when he was home

Pierre's brother, you know. Oh, there he is.

Where.

Oh, that. That's Pierre.

Oh, no. Really?

The other two are doctors of course.

Crazy looking group.

I think it's charming.

Well. I hope you rest well.

Thank you. And thank you for the lovely day.

I'd been very happy and...

You're very welcome, my dear.

If you care to postpone your travel to Poland

we'd love to have you stay with us for time.

It is very kind of you.

I like very much to stay

but I've already written to my father

and he'd be expecting me.

It's no use, Mother, to talk Mdme. Scholoscka

of staying on in Paris

It seems that she's determined to return to Poland,

and apparently as far as she is concerned

science is to be forgotten.

I did try to explain to you why I have to return to Poland.

I thought you've understood.

I do understand and I'm sorry.

Well, good night, my dear.

Good night, Madame Curie.

Good night, Mademoiselle.

Pierre, you shouldn't have spoken to her like that.

She's a very obstinate girl Mother.

After all, Poland is her home.

What's that?

I'm just saying to Mother she is a very obstinate girl.

Hmm, stubborn.

Exactly. That's what I mean.

Stubborn as they come.

Saw that the first minute I clap her eyes on her.

Won't listen to reason.

Closes her mind like a clam.

Well, let's go to bed.

Good night, Mother.

Good night, son.

Good night, Father.

Good night, Pierre.

She's so intelligent about other things

Good night.

Blind as a bat.

Who? Your son.

Mdme. Scholoscka...

What is it? What's happened? Is anything wrong?

Dr. Curie.

I find it impossible for you to leave Paris.

But what?

Please. I must talk to you.

I found myself in a very peculiar position.

During these past two weeks

when you haven't been to the laboratory

I found everything very confusing

It's impossible to do my work.

In short, I find it impossible to go on without you.

But now, suddenly...

something has become very clear to me.

I am helpful to you in the laboratory, am I not?

Am I not? Didn't you say that?

Yes, of course.

A few times, I've been able to give you suggestions

which you've found valuable

Of course.

Well, then, now.

Where as I was inclined to be nervous and impatient

you were quite the opposite.

You have a clear mind you were tenacious

you would never give up.

It's an excellent combination.

I might compare it with the chemical formula NACI

Sodium Chloride.

It's a stable necessary compound.

So if we marry on this basis

our marriage would always be the same.

The temperature would be the same

the composition would be the same

There would be no destruction no fluctuation

none of the uncertainties and emotions of love.

But...

I know how you feel about love about men

I mean and I respect that feeling.

It's also my own conviction.

For the scientist there is no time for love.

I always believe science and marriage to be incompatible

but it's stupid to believe in generalization.

In our case, it would be a wonderful collaboration.

A wonderful collaboration. Don't you feel that?

I feel that.

And as for your father from what you've said

I'm sure he would applaud such a collaboration.

He might.

And as for Poland what little good

you could make there,

you could make up here ten fold on your own ground science.

What do you think I should do?

It would be a very fine thing I believe

to pass our lives together

with our common scientific dream

to work together constantly in our search

and any discovery that we should make

no matter how small would deepen the friendship

that we already have for each other

and increase the respect that we mutually feel.

I can imagine no respect

or friendship greater than I have for you now.

I can imagine no future so full of promise

than the one you offer.

Then I suggest that you stay on in Paris with me.

I think you are right.

I should like to stay in Paris very much.

Thank you.

We are engaged.

Engaged?

I'm sorry.

Oh, Pierre. I'm so happy.

Oh. So very happy.

And I'm, too, my boy. Very happy

Thank you, Mother. Thank you, Father.

Oh, Pierre. I am so glad.

Good night, Mother. Good night, father.

Good night, my boy. Good night. Good night.

Good night.

Quiet, please...

Chaplain. Quiet, please.

Now, look right here, please

and hold absolutely still until I count to ten.

Still.

One and two and three and four and five

and six and seven and eight and nine and ten.

How I wish you happiness Mme. Curie.

Oh, David. Thank you.

You're the first one who's called me that.

Good bye, Mme. Curie and bon voyage.

Thank you, mademoiselle.

Good bye, my dear Marie.

Oh, Father dear. Good bye.

Oh, congratulations, lad.

Thank you. Thank you.

Congratulations.

Thank you, David. Bye. Bye.

Excuse me.

Now, where can I put this chicken?

Mother we don't need anymore food.

We're not going at the jungle.

Good gracious what's this, Pierre?

What do you want the science book on your honeymoon?

We want to read them, Mother.

Well, this is the last straw.

Mother, we want those books.

The chicken will do you fine I assure you.

Science books on your honeymoon!

My boy, good bye.

Good bye.

Ready, Marie? Here they go...

You're very lovely, Marie.

Thank you, Pierre.

Music is lovely, isn't it?

Yes. Thank you.

Pierre.

Yes.

Would you hate to get back?

In a way, although I have a lot of work that I must do.

What should I work on, Pierre?

What subject should I choose for my doctors degree?

Is there anything that particularly interests you?

Oh, yes. Yes, a number of things but...

What is it? Why did you stop?

Oh, nothing.

It's just an idea that went through my mind.

Well, what was it?

Do you remember that Professor Becquerel showed us that rock

The pitch blende and the plate he exposed to it?

Yes.

You know, Pierre.

I can't get that out of my mind.

Really? Why?

I know it's true that the rays give...

not by something in the pitch blende

I can't get over the feeling that there's more to it than that

that there's something else

something beyond Becquerel's explanation.

I don't quite understand.

Well, what are these rays that given off

and why are they being given off.

It's an accepted principle in science

that nothing can go on forever

without running dull, isn't it? Yes.

I mean, the clock will run dull if it isn't wound.

Afire would burn out if it's not replenished.

Life will die if it is inflate.

Yet in these rocks which are embedded

in the middle of the earth millions of years

never seen the sun

Rays are constantly given off more all by themselves.

What is this energy? Where does it come from?

I supposed I'm being very foolish.

Some of the greatest achievements in science

come to the same type of foolishness.

When an explanation is given of something

and every one believes it

there may be one person somewhere who can't quite accept it,

who instinctively says I'm not sure that

this is sufficient explanation.

Maybe something beyond this.

It's that kind of foolishness, Marie.

Well, I'm not that person I'm sure.

How do you know? Perhaps you are

Perhaps Dr. Becquerel has only set the gate a jar.

Maybe a long and unexplored road ahead

I wouldn't even know how to start Pierre.

I wouldn't know what to do.

I'm very glad we're married to each other, Pierre.

Darling.

Hello, Marie.

My class kept me the day with the most stupid questions.

Thought I would never get away.

Just tonight when we're having guests.

I have a terrible problem.

I hope I got the things you wanted me to get.

I lost the slip that I made the notes on

and I couldn't remember

whether there was turnips or carrots, so I got both.

Mother likes carrots and Father likes turnips.

And here's some flowers for the cook.

Thank you, Pierre.

What's the matter, Marie?

Oh, Pierre. I'm so discouraged.

Looks like this method of mine is all wrong.

I wonder if I'm trying something beyond me.

What is it exactly that's wrong?

I don't know.

My measurements. they don't mean anything.

I know I must be making mistakes some where...

but I don't know where it is.

I checked them and I rechecked them two hundred times.

Maybe the electrometer is not working right.

That's what I'm afraid of.

I wish you'd examine it for me Pierre

I'll go over it tomorrow. Let's forget it tonight.

Let's not talk, not even think the laboratory

Promise?

I promise.

Well, Pierre. What is it?

Marie, about those measurements.

Do you think anything could have happened

to change the capacity of the electrometer?

Weren't we suppose to forget the laboratory tonight?

Oh. I forgot. I'm sorry.

No more... I�m terribly sorry.

Here they are.

Where's my coat?

Here we are.

Hello, dear. Pierre.

Mother.

I smell turnips.

We got carrots for you.

Oh, how sweet of you.

Oh, I brought you some of my new plum jelly.

Thank you, Mother.

She made it but I brought it.

Ah, thank you, Father.

Let me have your things.

Your coat, Father?

Yeah. You're not treating her right, Pierre.

She looks pinkish.

Oh, it's silly. Why you look lovely, dear.

Just the same, she's too thin.

And I say a woman without a child is a parasite.

She feeds on life

but is not willing to give life in return.

What is being her excuse to have life.

Why would she ever born?

She's a blood sucker.

Now, don't call names, George.

Are you listening to me?

Of course.

A woman without a child is a blood sucker.

We didn't mean you, my dear.

Oh, yes. She's just the one I did mean.

But I'm going to have a child.

When?

Soon, I hope.

Oh, my dear. Marie.

Yes, dear.

Look who's going to say something at last.

Are you sure the insulation is dry?

Yes, Pierre.

He's getting quite chatty lately isn't he?

Don't bother them. They're thinking of something.

I don't believe it.

Did you check the ground connection?

I don't know.

I thought you gave it to me in good order.

Well, sometimes it work loose and you don't notice it.

Pierre, that could be possible couldn't it?

Yes. Yes, of course.

The thing we must do is to check that line completely

from one end to the other.

In that case my measurements may be correct.

Yes.

Then all these months of work

couldn't have been wrong after all.

That's right.

Pierre, that's it. That must be it...

Yes, that must be it.

Alright. Alright. Go ahead and check it.

Father, it's just that, well

Marie has so many setbacks with her work.

That's alright. Don't stop doing...

Please. Go ahead.

It's just that I've been waiting for so many months.

It's alright, my dear.

I hope you won't mind if I stay long enough

to finish my coffee.

Please do and we'll try to get back before you go.

Thank you, my boy. Thank you.

Good bye.

You know, sometimes that son of yours is not quite all right.

Nice having dinner with you.

You know, I'll never come to this house

but for the sake... It's Alright, George.

It happens every time.

Well?

It's alright. Nothing wrong with it.

I was wrong.

I was sure we've found it.

Well...

I don't know. I'm sorry.

You tested all of the elements. you're sure of that, Marie?

Yes, I'm positive, Pierre.

And you found that only two of them...

uranium and thorium gave off rays.

That's right.

Then you measured the uranium and thorium

in the pitch blende ore.

And that's when I run into trouble.

The pitch blende has more radioactivity than I can explained

by the amount of uranium and thorium had in it.

Would you like to show me

how you make your measurements Marie?

You wouldn't mind?

Of course not.

Alright.

Here is what I've done so many times that I lost count.

Here is crude pitch blende.

Now we know that the rays came from the uranium

and thorium that are in this pitch blende.

Those two elements give off the rays.

Correct.

I put the pitch blende in this mortar.

Has the mortar always been clean?

Always and grinded up.

Here is the ground pitch blende

throw in the uranium and thorium in it

I also fill a disk level full.

Just like what I've done every time.

Then I placed it in the electrometer.

And I close the case so there is no draft.

Good.

I charged the electrometer.

Now I will find out how much energy to raise

in the pitch blende they have is it right?

Right. Start.

Ready. Read.

Eight.

Eight.

Same reading as I always had.

This pitch blende with the uranium and the thorium

still in it comes to eight.

Now, here is pure uranium

I strike it in the same amount of pitch blende.

This is exactly the same case close the case

charged the electrometer

Now, we will find out

how much energy the rays in the uranium have.

Right.

Ready. Read.

Two, same as always. Done nothing wrong so far.

Not that I can see.

We know then that...

the pitch blende with the uranium and thorium in it

comes to eight and that the uranium alone reads two.

I am going to test the thorium.

From the same amount of pitch blende?

Of course, and put in exactly the same case

close the case charged the electrometer.

Now we find out how much energy the rays in thorium have?

Right.

Ready. Read.

Two

I don't understand. There must be a mistake.

When the uranium and thoarum are in the pitch blende

the reading is eight.

But individually they only total four.

Have you checked all the other elements

in the pitch blende?

I checked every elements. There is no the result.

Every elements in existence.

Uranium and thorium are the only elements that give off rays.

Why do they give off twice

as much when they are in the pitch blende as they do

as they were tested separately?

Where are those four missing points?

That is what I don't understand.

I don't understand.

You make the chemical analysis of

what is content in the pitch blende, didn't you?

Of course. Could I see it?

Yes.

Uranium oxide - 75%

Chlorium Oxide - 13% Lead sulfide - 3%

Silicon dioxide - 2% Calcium oxide - 3%

Barium oxide - 2% Iron oxide - 1%

Magnesium oxide - 1/990%

other extraneous elements 1/1000%

Pierre Yes?

Our universe is composed of definitely known substances

isn't it?

Elements are fixed forever in earth unchanging

we know that, don't we?

All of our scientist based on that

All of our science is based on that. Go on

In the beginning

man used to think that the world have only of four elements,

earth, air, fire and water.

They thought that everything in their universe

could be made out of those. Yes. Go on.

But They were wrong, weren't they?

They were wrong.

Now we know that there are 78 elements

The elements over there on the shelves

and we believe that there are some elements still unknown

but we assume that...

these missing elements have the same character

as those we know already.

That is right

Pierre

What if there is a kind of matter in the world

we never even dream of?

What would that mean?

Marie, that would mean

that our whole conception of the nature of matter would

have to be changed.

It is cold in here.

Tell me what you are thinking.

I don't quite dare.

Go on and say it now matter how crazy it sounds.

What if we did not make a mistake in our measurement?

What if the conception of science is wrong?

What if there exists a matter

that is not in earth but alive, dynamic?

Do we dare think that our four missing points

these strange power is of 1/1000%?

Pierre.

We have discovered a new element.

An active element.

The residue for pitch blende. What was left over

After I extract the uranium and the thoarum

it must be in there.

Where it is?

In the resin...

Close the curtains.

Ready?

Marie, if your four missing points are here

our notion of the universe will be changed.

Ready? Read.

Four.

Oh, Pierre.

Marie. This new concept.

If we can prove the existence of this new element

it may enable us to look into the secret of life itself

deeper than ever before in the history of the world.

Madame Curie, you must realize

that the board has given you repetition

every consideration. However...

the university has not an extensive budget

for the creation of new laboratories

and for the new equipment you ask for.

You state that...

you and Dr. Curie had detected the presence of a new element

an active element.

But unfortunately you have given us

no convincing proof of its existence.

We have demonstrated of its existence experimentally.

We have carried on our research intensely

except for five weeks in the autumn.

In September my daughter was born

and a week later

my husband has the misfortune to lose his mother.

But the rest of the time, we have devoted entirely to research.

And yet in this eight or nine months

you have came no closer

to any proof as to the existence of ah...

what is the name of it?

Ah, my wife has named it radium.

Oh yes, radium

I should like to ask Dr. Curie a question.

Yes, Professor Roger

This work.

Will it require quite a little time

will it not? Yes, of course.

But you are already teaching at school

of physics and chemistry.

And Madam Curie is teaching at the normal school at Sebra.

It would be a formidable undertaking

under the best of circumstances.

Under these conditions hardly seems promising.

And Madam Curie, in spite of her acknowledged abilities is

if you would permit me to say so young

inexperienced, and a woman.

Gentleman. If you please.

This remark seems to me entirely irrelevant.

It is perfectly true that Madame Curie is young

that she has not had the experience

that most of us have had

and as you say she is a woman.

But let me impress upon you gentlemen

that she is of most unusual woman

I might say her, ah a most unusual woman.

You can't classify her with that term

I have had the opportunity of

observing Madam Curie very closely

and I can assure you, gentlemen

that she is remarkable scientist

as scrupulous as she is brilliant

and furthermore...

Of course, gentlemen

you understand that I am looking upon

Madame Curie with complete coolness

and complete detachment

as I would in judging any other colleague.

We understand that you are convinced

as to the reliability of Madame curie's investigation.

Entirely, I have even put aside my own research

to devote my entire time

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 of Marie and Pierre Curie

The place was even worse than 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 it was sheer physical labor

beyond the strength of either of them.

During those winter days

they carried on between them

the work of the entire chemical plant.

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 in spite of the bitter cold

the work had to be done out of doors

because of the fire and fumes.

The first step was to melt the crude ore

on a large oblong tank

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

through month after month of such arduous dangerous work

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

or assemble their equipment and with any material

that lay at hand.

What was left of the original pitch blende

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.

Pierre and Marie thought that

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

and radium somehow or other.

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 and fifty eight experiments.

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 most people would have done

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.

If it takes a hundred years 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

it could heal all men of diseases

Like cancer? You?

Yes, Pierre. It might even do that.

We don't know what things it might do for people.

But, Marie... Oh, Pierre. Can't you see

how unimportant little things like these are compared

to what it might mean?

It might prevent great sicknesses even deaths. Pierre.

And so they went on with their work

using every possible precaution.

Marie's fingers healed.

And though they did not find a way

to separate radium and barium in a single process

they did discover a method of removing barium

little by little in infinite decimal amounts.

Working on the theory

that once the whole of the barium is removed

nothing could be left but radium.

Here we see the sort of things they had to do.

This is called crystallization.

When the liquid evaporates crystals are left.

This was the thing they had to do over and over again.

It proved to be the most exacting

of all of the stages of their long test.

For it continues for two years

and require thousands of separate operations.

By now the residue

from all the various processes they had worked at lay

in hundreds of this small evaporating bowls.

Small, because larger quantities would not evaporate so quickly.

Crystallizing and re-crystallizing.

Each operation they hope bring them

closer and closer to the heart of the great mystery.

At last, they arrive at the final crystallization

the one that contains the concentrated results of all the others.

The last survivors out of those hundreds of evaporating bowls.

I think I feel like crying

Professor Poirot.

Professor Poirot.

Madam Curie, but I am afraid I have come at a crucial moment.

No. No. We have finished.

We have nothing to do now but wait.

I am delighted to see you.

There is nobody we'd rather have waited

at this moment than you.

Thank you.

And I have brought with me an very illustrious visitor.

No more illustrious than these young folks will be.

The name of Curie will lead all the rest.

Your taller, my boy, considerably than I have imagine.

And you, Madame, so young, so beautiful and so brilliant

I don't know which is the greater miracle

you or radium.

Why don't you introduce me Poirot?

I think I know. Isn't it Lord Kelvin?

I absolutely refuse to return to London

without meeting you both.

As long as the greatest living scientist

believe in the existence of radium

what the other thoughts didn't seem to matter.

Here are the evaporating dishes.

How many crystallization did you make

hundreds I suppose?

Tell him, Pierre.

Look here, sir.

Five thousands six hundred and seventy-seven.

And the last crystallization is in there, I supposed.

Five thousands six hundred and seventy-seven.

And thus crystallization.

What a historic moment.

That little bowl represents eight tons

of pitch blende and four years of work.

In a few hour the water will be gone

and only radium will remain.

Pure radium.

I am sort of tempted to stay and see it

but it's New Year's Eve and

my family is expected me in London.

Mine is just as well.

This great moment should belong to the two of you alone.

You begin the year, my friends

that will mark your fame. Goodbye.

Goodbye. Goodbye. Goodbye, Sir.

C'mon along, Poirot. My train won't wait.

Goodnight, dear,

Goodbye.

I shall come back to Paris next week

and see your radium with my own eye.

You can send me a telegram tonight

and describing it to me.

We have a coin over there.

We wrote something out for this occasion

Bring out the old bring in the new

bring out the false bring in the true.

Good bye. God blessed you.

Good bye. Good bye.

What a wonderful man.

The really great men are always simple and good.

Yes.

We're both very tired.

Yes.

Shall we try to get some rest? Very well

Sit here a while and I cover you with this robe.

There.

Put that chair over. I can't reach you

Yeah. That's better.

Let's try to doze off.

Pierre.

What time is it? I overslept.

I must be tired.

It is five.

Must be crystallized by now.

Must be there.

Our radium must be there.

C'mon.

Do you mind? You look first.

There's nothing there

not a trace of anything not a grain.

Only a stain.

What had happened Pierre?

Where is our radium? What have we done?

Where is it? What's happened?

Where is it, Pierre?

I don't know.

What did we do that was wrong?

What could we have done? We've done nothing wrong.

I can't stand it, Pierre

Where is our radium?

We worked for years and years and years

It must be there. It must be there.

Four long years in this shed. Four long years.

Is that you?

Yes, Father.

Well, something's got to be don about that child of yours.

I think you ought to take it back.

I let her stand on my head

to let her eat her supper and now she...

now she, now she won't go to bed until her mother tells her story.

I like to know what's the matter with my stories.

They are the same stories.

I'll go up to her.

Then what happened, Mommy.

I am sorry, Irene darling.

Mother just can't tell you anymore tonight.

Oh, Mommy, please.

What is the matter, Mommy?

But, I wanted to know what happen, Mommy

If you close your eyes tight

Daddy will tell you a story.

What's it about?

Well, ah, its about

ah, it's about a strange and wonderful treasure

that was locked up in an enchanted stone.

Is there a princess in it?

Yes, a princess.

A beautiful princes with golden hair.

Is there a prince too?

No, not a prince but a man who live all alone

until the princess found him.

Did they love each other?

Very much.

Alright, Daddy my eyes are closed

Well, now, one day the princes told the man

about this wonderful treasure

so they decided to go and search of it together.

Now, no one had ever seen this treasure

of course, but the princes knew

that it was there.

And she knew if they could get it out of the stone,

it might let people see wonderful things

that they had never been able to see before.

So they worked very hard for a long long time

to try and rescue the treasure from the stone.

And they grew very tired

And at last, they knew that...

they would never be able to free the treasure

from the enchant of the stone but they weren't sad about it

because they knew that

no matter how many disappointment they had

they would always go on together.

Having the courage to take many disappointments

because they were together

and they live happily ever after.

She is asleep.

You know, we promised David that...

But I supposed you naturally don't feel like...

Oh, I remember. The New Year's Party.

But, of course you don't feel like going.

Pierre, we promised.

Let's go. I'd rather. Might help.

Good. Good then.

Happy New Year. Happy New Year.

Happy New Year.

Happy New Year, Marie.

Happy New Year, Pierre.

Try to put it out of your mind Marie

and go to sleep

I can't. I can't accept it, Pierre.

But, Marie, sometimes there are things

you just must accept it

If I only knew why we fail.

I think that the failure itself I wouldn't mind

so much about it but the reason for it.

Months and months and months ago

you did find the right process to use.

At the very end why should it suddenly fail?

I don't know. I don't know.

Pierre, that stain on the saucer.

Yes.

We didn't even test it, did we?

No, we didn't.

What we are expecting to find

was a definite amount of radium wasn't it?

Something we could see and feel.

Not as much as a pinch of salt you said

Yes.

Pierre, what if it's... a merely a question of amount?

What does so little radium in proportion

to the amount of material that we use

that we now we couldn't see it.

What if that stain?

Even with the merest merest breath...

Go on.

Pierre, could it... be that that stain is radium?

Pierre. It's there. Our radium.

It's there. It's there.

Pierre.

Pierre. It's there. It's there. It's there.

Oh, Pierre.

Where are they?

Are they in Paris or go wherever they are.

I am not going to tell you where they are.

But, Dr. Curie I am the representative

of the London Times

and there are representatives here

from the presses of all the great nations in the world.

Don't Dr. and Madame Curie realize

they can't hide from the press?

The whole world is on fire from their discovery.

The publics want to know about them.

We have heard that they had refused

to take in money for their radium

that they are giving it to the world.

The Nobel Prize to a woman.

These are important matters Dr. curie

and the world must be told about them.

Yes, the public must know.

Did they give it for free?

Where are they now?

Gentlemen all that I know is Pierre

and Marie are very tired.

They have been interviewed so much that

I can't see there is any more to tell that

the public would be interested in.

They're sick.

They've gone away on a holiday to rest.

Now, it's utterly impossible for any newspaperman

in the world to try to interview

Dr. or Madame Curie at the present time

I'm sorry.

Excuse me.

I am from The Courier the newspaper in Grandovland.

Do you think I could see Madame Curie?

I'm afraid you can't see her.

They've come here to rest.

It's their first holiday in five years.

You wouldn't want to disturb them.

Perhaps you could tell me something about her.

I can't go back without some sort of story.

Would you like to have something for your paper

that very people know yet?

Oh, I certainly would.

Well. Put in your newspaper that

the University has granted Dr. and Mme. Curie

a splendid new laboratory with many rooms

the latest equipment many assistants.

It will be presented to them in a formal ceremony next week.

Next week?

There. Fair enough.

That's fine, Madame. That's wonderful.

I don't know how to thank you.

I can tell you I was scared of meeting Mme. Curie

but it was rather important to me.

You see this is my first assignment

if I could have gotten the interview

it would help a lot.

Well, monsieur. You can tell your newspaper that

you got your interview with Mme. Curie.

Madame. Good bye.

Are you... are you Mme. Curie?

Yes. And this is my daughter Irene.

It's a new bicycle so she has to show it off.

And now... Mommy...

Oh, yes. My baby. This is E.

She's been a good baby?

Very good, Madame.

Been very good, darling?

Yes. Wei, Madame.

Did she drink her milk?

Yes.

Alright... Wei, Madame.

Well, keep her out in the airy deck.

Alright. Off you go.

Now she made a grand tour of the garden

And now you'll excuse me. Good bye.

Good bye.

Know what I'm doing? Pierre.

I thought you were asleep.

No. I'm walking through the new laboratory.

Don't imagine it too grand.

It might not come up to your expectations.

And at the moment, I'm walking down the long white hall.

And I'm with you?

Yes, you are with me.

Now I'm examining your work table.

I don't believe it's large enough.

How's yours?

Oh, yes. I haven't got there yet.

It will be exciting, won't it?

When we walk in the first time.

Yes. It will be wonderful to get back to work again.

We lost so much time.

Oh, Pierre.

The time we spent here hasn't been lost

We got our strength back.

Yes, that's true.

We were ill, both of us more than we knew.

You know, when we first came here

I used to have fantastically morbid

thoughts sometimes.

What do you mean?

Well, everyday that passed seem so completely lost.

I have a feeling that I didn't have much time to lose,

that my days were... well, it...

that I mustn't waste them

that I have to drive ahead quickly in order to have time

to finish everything I wanted to finish

It's odd how one's mind would...

Why, Marie.

What a horrible thought to have.

It's just because I was so ill.

How could such a thought entered your mind.

Oh, darling. Don't take it so seriously

It frightens me.

I'm sorry I mentioned it. It was nothing.

It's because I was so worn out.

You know, Marie, how tired I was.

Pierre. If one of us should ever go

the other couldn't go on alone.

Couldn't be expected of us could it?

Oh, Marie. I've upset you.

Could it, Pierre?

You were wrong, Marie.

Whatever happens if one should go

the other must stay on.

One must work just the same.

But I for one had no intention of going anywhere

except to our wonderful new laboratory.

Only one more week. Just think of it.

After all this waiting only one more week.

Pierre?

Yes, dear.

Come back here.

Ha?

Come back.

What is it?

I want to tell you something. Sit down.

Well? What is it?

So hard. I just can't find the words.

Pierre, are you proud of me?

Marie.

Because I'm so proud of you.

I'm so proud that sometimes I think I'll burst.

You're a very great man, Pierre.

Not the way the world means. Just you.

Your kindness, your gentleness and your wisdom.

I love you, Pierre, so deeply.

I never dreamed...

I'm so thankful, Pierre.

That's what I wanted to tell you.

That's what I thought you'll always know.

France sees it fit to bestow the famous scientific couple

a truly great honor

in reward for their services to science and to mankind.

Well, are you truly impressed?

The president and faulty of

the University of Paris will present Pierre and

Mme. Curie with a fully equipped laboratory

with which to carry on

their many experiments they have opened the gateway to.

At 6:30 on 19th, April that's today, you know.

There will be a formal presentation

of the laboratory at which

the world famous couple will appear.

Not bad, eh? Not bad.

Good morning. Good morning. Good morning, Father.

Good morning Good morning, children.

What's the matter with this place today?

After all it was no different than

any other day, isn't it? This house is in a turmoil.

Everything is upside down topsy turvy

nothing in its place.

Where is your mother? I haven't seen her for hours.

I don't know how I'm going to remember everything.

And, ah...

Where's my coffee? I'm late.

Oh. Thank you, Lucille.

Don't know where your mother has gone.

The house without a woman

I don't understand.

Marie?

Mother's in there.

What's she doing in there?

Mother's in there. Mother's in there.

Marie.

I wouldn't go in there, Pierre if I were you.

She's having the last fitting on her new dress

she's going to wear tonight for the presentation.

It's supposed to be a surprise.

Oh, good. Good. That's a very sound idea.

Yeah. Remember I didn't tell you.

No.

Pardon me, is Dr. Pierre here?

That's him.

Oh. Mme. Curie would like to see you.

You like it, Pierre?

It's for this evening for the ceremony

You look very beautiful, Marie.

You really like it?

I do. Very much. What color is that?

It's, ah, very deep red.

You want to have some kind of a little ornament, haven't you?

Oh, nonsense.

Yes. Yes, you should.

Something... something bright.

I've seen them on women. They look nice

Now you're making me self-conscious.

Oh, I was thinking what a pity evening dress becomes you so.

But there you are

we just haven't had the time, have we?

Oh, look at that.

Our beautiful day ruined.

Oh, I was going to spend the day in the park with the children.

Well, I must be off.

I have a hundred things to do today.

I promise to go to the institute

I have to look at the proofs of my paper

from my publisher and endless thing.

I want to clean everything up and

start fresh from the laboratory in the morning.

You mustn't be late.

You must allowed yourself time to dress

Madame. Madame, the pins.

Oh. Oh.

Perhaps one day I'll get a new dress suit.

You know I have had mine

since I got my Doctors degree.

Looks bad on me, isn't it?

No, Pierre.

You look very handsome in anything

Thank you, Marie.

Good bye. Good bye, darling.

They're always calling for us at six.

I'll be here.

Don't forget your rubbers. No.

Or your umbrella.

Good bye.

Good bye, Pierre. Pierre...

Is there something I can show you Monsieur?

I would like to buy a pair of earrings for a lady.

We're going to a party tonight.

Yes, Monsieur.

Did you have anything special in mind?

Well, I've seen women wearing earrings

that I thought were very pretty.

Of course, I would like to get something

that would match the lady's gown.

May I ask the color of the gown monsieur?

It's dark red.

It's rather a special gown.

Not blow, of course, but...

What do you think of these Monsieur.

They're amethysts They're very lovely.

Oh, yes, aren't they.

And what are these?

Those are garnets.

Really? They're both lovely.

I hardly know...

It would depend on the shape of the lady's face.

Is it oval or round?

I would say that her face was oval.

Yes, oval.

And is she blond or...

Blond, definitely. But not too blond.

I mean, she can't... well

just blond.

And her hair is sort of gold you know

Gold?

Yes. And her eyes are gray.

Very calm gray. The coloring is very lovely.

Sort of smooth skin and nice delicate, coloring

and well I...

I don't know if it will be of any help to you

but the lady is quite beautiful.

Lovely. You look very beautiful my dear.

Thank you.

It's rather unusual to be praised for the way I look.

I'm sure you could have had that praise

from men if you'd had wished it.

Thank you, Father.

I don't understand Pierre being late today of all days.

Well, you know, Pierre.

I brought in some wine.

I thought we might all drink to that new laboratory

before you go.

Oh, that was thoughtful of you Father.

That must be Professor Poirot and Pierre's not here.

Let me.

Pierre?

Mme. Curie, it is my painful due to inform you that...

your husband has been the victim of a street accident.

He was instantly killed.

It came at such no pain.

Has she any better?

Just the same.

I can't get her to speak to me.

I'm frightened.

Is she in there?

Yes.

Forgive me, if I intrude.

I do so as Pierre's old friend as your old friend and teacher.

Please try to attend to what I say.

Try to hear my words.

Think what Pierre what he should do.

How he would want you to live now.

It is my believed that he would wish you

to continue his and yours.

My friend...

I know how much the laboratory meant to Pierre.

I know how much hurt if it wasn't to be yours.

It was his dream that someday

you and he would stand there together.

I know it is very hard for you

to think of going on by yourself

when you have done everything together so many years.

One must go on working just the same.

You must find somewhere within yourself

the strength to carry on Pierre's work and you own. Ha?

Ten years ago you told me so often that

you were impressed by something I said

when you were a student in my class.

I spoke of Newton and Galileo

and I said that probably none of you would ever reach so high

to get the star in your fingertips.

I was wrong.

I have, too, seen you reaching to the high place of knowledge

and get your star under your fingertips.

Marie, there are more stars.

The Faculty of Science of University of Paris invites you

to attend the ceremony honored by the presence of Mme. Curie

to commemorate the twenty-fifth anniversary

of the discovery of radium.

Yes, she was famous now.

This frail, stubborn, eager woman had carried on her great work

for a quarter of a century.

Mme. Curie.

Even now, after twenty-five years of intensive research,

we feel there is a great deal still to be done.

We have made discoveries.

Pierre Curie, in the suggestions we found in his notes

and in thoughts he expressed to me

has helped to guide us to him.

But no one of us can do much

if each of us perhaps can catch some glimpse knowledge

which modestly insufficient itself

may add to man's dream of truth.

It is by these small candles in our darkness that

we see before us little by little

the dim outlines of that great plan

that shapes the universe.

And I am among those who think that for this reason,

science has great beauty and with its great spiritual strength

will in time cleanse this world of its evils

it's ignorance, poverty, diseases wars and heartaches

Look for the clear light of truth

Look for unknown new roads

even when men's sight is keener far from now.

Divine wonder will never fail us.

Every age has its own dream.

Leave then the dreams of yesterday

You take the torch of knowledge

and build the palace of the future.

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