Film

Stealing Heaven

1988 · 1h 48m · History · Romance · Drama

Forgive us father for we have loved.

IMDb

6.4

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.

Derek de Lint

Abelard

Kim Thomson

Heloise

Denholm Elliott

Fulbert

Bernard Hepton

Bishop

Rachel Kempson

Prioress

Angela Pleasence

Sister Cecilia

Kenneth Cranham

Vice Chancellor Suger

Patsy Byrne

Yvonne Bryceland

Philip Locke

Cassie Stuart

Mark Jax

Thomas Lockyer

Victoria Burgoyne

• Clive DonnerDirector
• Chris BryantWriter
• Marion MeadeNovel

Release date

May 20, 1988

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 48m

Rated

R

Genres

History, Romance, Drama

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