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Stealing Heaven
Forgive us father for we have loved.
Abelard, a famous teacher of philosophy at the cathedral school of Notre Dame, falls in love with one of his students, Héloïse d'Argenteuil. A sixteen-year old girl raised in a convent, Héloïse has an intellectual curiosity and rebels against the status of women in 12th century Europe. When others begin to suspect their relationship, Heloise's uncle Fulbert and the bishop of Paris work together to put a stop to it. Héloïse becomes pregnant with Abelard's child, and they are married in secret. Abelard struggles for acting against the will of God, yet is unable to escape his love for Heloise.
Cast
- Derek de Lint as Abelard
- Kim Thomson as Heloise
- Denholm Elliott as Fulbert
- Bernard Hepton as Bishop
- Rachel Kempson as Prioress
- Angela Pleasence as Sister Cecilia
- Kenneth Cranham as Vice Chancellor Suger
- Patsy Byrne
- Yvonne Bryceland
- Philip Locke
- Cassie Stuart
- Mark Jax
Details
- Director
- Clive Donner
- Released
- May 20, 1988
- Runtime
- 1h 48m
- Genres
- History, Romance, Drama
- Studio
- Jadran Film, FilmDallas Pictures and Amy International
- Status
- Released
- TMDB score
- 6.2 / 10 from 17 votes
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