Stealing Heaven
Release Date: 1988-05-20
Rating : 6.4/10
Duration : 108 minutes
Genres : History, Romance, Drama
Director : Clive Donner
Writer : Chris Bryant
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
Kim Thomson
Denholm Elliott
Bernard Hepton
Rachel Kempson
Angela Pleasence