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The Real Beauty and the Beast

The Real Beauty and the Beast

Jun 14, 2013 46m
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Synopsis

It's a condition known as "hypertrichosis" or "Ambras Syndrome," but in the 1500s it would transform one man into a national sensation and iconic fairy-tale character. His name: Petrus Gonsalvus, more commonly known today as the hairy hero of Beauty and the Beast.

Title The Real Beauty and the Beast
Companies Smithsonian Channel, ORF, ARTE
Countries Germany
Keywords italy, fairy tale, dna, arranged marriage, art, circus freak, noblewoman, nobleman, hypertrichosis, 16th century, catherine de' medici
Robin Lee

Robin Lee

Narrator
Danijel Zivkovic

Danijel Zivkovic

Reenactment Performer
Jelena Živković

Jelena Živković

Reenactment Performer
Bernhard James Lang

Bernhard James Lang

Reenactment Performer
Tatjana Velimirov

Tatjana Velimirov

Reenactment Performer
Julia Riedler

Julia Riedler

Reenactment Performer

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