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London 1910: a passionate astronomer does everything she can to avoid romantic love and marriage. Her bold challenge to Edwardian patriarchy is set against the suffragette movement and advances in science and technology.
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00:01We are a pinprick in a universe the size of England.
00:09Are you winking at me?
00:12What is the greatest problem that we face today?
00:16Ellie, you're ridiculous.
00:18I think I discovered a theory of variable stars.
00:21You could both be amateurs. Me, a poet, and you an astrologer.
00:25Astronomer?
00:25Yes, astronomer. Sorry.
00:27I want to apply to Cambridge.
00:31It's absolutely out of the question. You'll marry and you'll be your wife.
00:37What are you doing up here?
00:39I'm here against my own will.
00:42Hostage?
00:43I'm not trusting strangers on rooftops.
00:46A woman who knows what she wants.
00:48I need a lab.
00:51It's easy. Study here.
00:54Great.
00:55What are you doing here?
00:56I work here.
00:56Do you think the man wants a woman who works?
01:01Nobody wants a woman inside.
01:03Stop wasting our time.
01:07Don't be stuck in the last century.
01:10No. Just give me a chance.
01:13You're so busy looking at the stars.
01:15You can't see what's right in front of you.
01:18Is it impossible for you to imagine that a man may want to support a woman's success?
01:23Oh, it really is such a bore that one can only marry at once.
01:42One day, all of this will vanish.
01:44This brick and mortar and dogma.
01:48Gentlemen?
01:50Women are coming to Cambridge.
01:57Darling, should we make each other happy for the rest of our lives?
02:00No.
02:00If it relates to the consummation, time and low-level lighting, those are our allies.
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