Stealing Heaven (1988)
1h 48m
Running Time
May 20, 1988Release Date
Stealing Heaven (1988)
1h 48m
Running Time
May 20, 1988Release Date
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Plot.
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.
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Cast & Crew.

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

Antonija Ćutić
Landlady

Cassie Stuart

Voytek
Production Design

Clive Donner
Director

Simon MacCorkindale
Producer

Marion Meade
Novel
Media.

Details.
Release DateMay 20, 1988
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 48m
Content RatingR
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
nun
forbidden love
religion
theology
medieval
12th century
Wiki.
Stealing Heaven is a 1988 film directed by Clive Donner and starring Derek de Lint, Kim Thomson and Denholm Elliott. It is a costume drama based on the French 12th-century medieval romance (a true story) of Peter Abelard and Héloïse and on a historical novel by Marion Meade. This was Donner's final theatrical film, before his death in 2010.
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