
Stealing Heaven
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May 20, 1988
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History, Romance, Drama
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.
Featured Crew
Voytek
Production Design
Clive Donner
Director
Marion Meade
Novel
0
Cast

Derek de Lint
Abelard

Kim Thomson
Heloise

Denholm Elliott
Fulbert

Bernard Hepton
Bishop

Rachel Kempson
Prioress