The Real Beauty and the Beast (2013)
• June 14th, 2013 • 0h 46min
Documentary
Overview
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.
Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!
Trailer
Similar Movies
On Three Rivers
Released on: 1954-12-01
Documentary, History
A historical overview of Sisak, the city on three rivers, from the Roman era to the post-WWII indust...
Secrets in the Sky: The Untold Story of Skunk Works
Released on: 2019-06-09
Documentary, History
In 1943, in a circus tent in Burbank, CA, a bunch of revolutionary thinkers first gathered together ...
Memory Books
Released on: 2008-05-01
Documentary
In Uganda, AIDS-infected mothers have begun writing what they call Memory Books for their children. ...
Ottoman Empire: The War Machine
Released on: 2006-08-26
Documentary
This History Channel documentary traces the Ottoman Empire from its beginnings in the 14th century t...
100 Years of Wrigley Field
Released on: 2014-03-11
Documentary
100 Years of Wrigley Field celebrates a century of the greatest moments and best personalities of th...
Francis Bacon: A Brush with Violence
Released on: 2017-01-28
Documentary
In this unique, compelling film, those who knew him speak freely, some for the first time, to reveal...
Viva El Vedado
Released on:
Documentary
Viva El Vedado presents the history of the Havana neighborhood of El Vedado from the last quarter of...
Naked
Released on: 2019-06-12
Documentary
Three life models pose naked for an artist. They are Kate Dunne, Dylan Jon Matthews, and Izabella Li...
The New Man
Released on: 2016-11-18
Drama, Documentary, Comedy
A creative documentary about becoming a parent... and how to reconceive yourself. Fiction director J...
Gray Matters
Released on: 2016-05-27
Documentary
Gray Matters explores the long, fascinating life and complicated career of architect and designer Ei...
The Curious World of Hieronymus Bosch
Released on: 2016-12-30
Documentary
Exhibition on Screen's latest release celebrates the life and masterpieces of Hieronymus Bosch broug...
F1 How It Was
Released on: 2016-10-31
Documentary
"‘F1: How it was’ is a thrilling, action-packed, insightful documentary into some of the sport’s fin...
Dolorès Marat: The Wave
Released on:
Documentary
A passionate photographer from an early age, Dolorès Marat spent much of her life in photo labs, dev...
Bellini and Mantegna: Renaissance Rivals
Released on: 2019-03-10
Documentary, History, TV Movie
The mysterious parallel story of Italian painters Andrea Mantegna (ca. 1431-1506) and Giovanni Belli...
Get Better: A Film About Frank Turner
Released on: 2016-12-13
Documentary
‘Get Better – A Film About Frank Turner’ was directed by friend Ben Morse, and follows Frank Turner ...
The Rise & Fall of Penn Station
Released on: 2004-02-18
History, Documentary
In 1910, the Pennsylvania Railroad successfully accomplished the enormous engineering feat of buildi...
Keith Haring: The Message
Released on: 2013-04-19
Documentary
Keith Haring: The Message was released in conjunction with the Keith Haring retrospective at the Mus...