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Fatal Alchemy

From Nick Currey

About the film:

Miracle beauty products may be a staple today, but they're not a recent invention. Diane de Poitiers, a French noble woman and mistress of Henry II of France, tried to use gold to preserve her looks - in alchemical law, gold was immutable, and alchemists and apothecaries created various potions to pass this gift onto their customers.This is a film for the BMJ about a French research team's investigations of Diane's remains, and its discovery that the gold she used to preserve her youth was actually slowly poisoning her.

Crew:

Editor: Nick Currey None: Andy Johnson None: Lilly Mitchell None: Kate Freeth None: Domenique Adt None: Martin Freeth

Cast:

: Alchemist: Jack Green : Diane de Poitiers: Lilley Mitchell

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