Marie Curie's audiovisual fiction: beyond the scientific divulgation
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https://doi.org/10.24310/Fotocinema.2023.vi27.16536Keywords:
Marie Curie, Movies, Series, Fiction, Documentaries, DivulgationAbstract
Marie Curie is one of the most relevant figures not only in the scientific field, but also historically for many different reasons. This has led cinema and television for decades to portray her life focusing on one or other aspects. This research analyzes twelve audiovisual productions in which fiction is used to a greater or lesser extent to recreate the trajectory of this scientist, divided into four themes: childhood, scientific work, marriage and personal life (Langevin, nurse and daughters). The study of these fields within each of the films, series and documentaries that make up the exhibition reveals interesting divergences between the person and the character of Marie Curie. At the same time, different approaches are observed according to the target audience and the context in which these productions were made. It can be concluded that the figure of Curie and her heterogeneous edges have been well exploited by most of the analyzed filmography to go beyond the dissemination of her scientific work and portray her, in many cases, as someone ahead of her time and even advanced for the present day.
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