Marie Curie, une femme sur le front (English: Marie Curie, a woman on the front) is a Franco-Belgian drama historical television film directed by and starring Dominique Reymond. It was broadcast on April 25, 2014 on RTBF and November 11, 2014 on France 2.
The fictional scenes are interspersed with many sequences from filmed archives including several sequences at the end of the movie where Marie Curie herself appears.
Synopsis
Marie Curie, Nobel laureate in physics and chemistry, was director of the Radium Institute when World War I broke out in 1914. She equipped the first van with X-ray equipment and travelled to the site of the Battle of the Marne. The field hospital where she works became notable for the lower number of deaths recorded. In addition to the help of Doctor Claudius Regaud, a colleague who worked on the treatment of cancer through radiotherapy, Marie Curie was supported by her 17-year-old daughter, Irène. Curie quickly equipped other vehicles, nicknamed “the Petit Curies ()” by the soldiers. Moving across the different battle fronts, her work became recognised and radiography, which until then was mainly an amusement for the public, became a precious aid for medicine.
Cast
Dominique Reymond as Marie Curie Fanny Dumont as Irène Curie as Pierre Curie Epona Guillaume as Ève Curie Laurent Bateau as Claudius Regaud Olivier Bonjour as Wilhelm Röntgen Jean-Luc Couchard as head surgeon Patrick Descamps as Louis Ragot Guillaume Dolmans as Justin Godart as surgeon at the hotel Éric Godon as president Poincaré as old doctor as soldier Brugalin Damien Marchal as Émile Roux as Antoine Lacassagne as nurse
Awards The movie was featured in the and was awarded the Audience Award for Best TV Movie, while Dominique Reymond was awarded the Best Actress Award.
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