Stealing Heaven
6.4
“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.
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Derek de Lint
Abelard
Known for
Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan
Black Book
Kim Thompson
Heloise
Kim Thomson
Heloise
Known for
Emmerdale
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Denholm Elliott
Fulbert
Known for
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Trading Places
Bernard Hepton
Bishop
Known for
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
The Woman in Black
Rachel Kempson
Prioress
Known for
Out of Africa
Little Lord Fauntleroy
Angela Pleasence
Sister Cecilia
Known for
Symptoms
A Christmas Carol
Kenneth Cranham
Vice Chancellor Suger
Known for
Rome
Maleficent
Patsy Byrne
Known for
Blackadder
David Copperfield
Yvonne Bryceland
Known for
Johnny Handsome
Philip Locke
Known for
Thunderball
The Plague Dogs
Cassie Stuart
Petronilla
Known for
Around the World in 80 Days
Dolls
Clive Donner Director · Chris Bryant Writer Marion Meade Author
United States release April 28, 1989 · Produced in United Kingdom, Serbia, Croatia · Production FilmDallas Pictures, Amy International
Production
Jadran film
Production
FilmDallas Pictures
Production
Amy International
Production
United Kingdom · Serbia · Croatia
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Original language
English
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English
Release dates
France · May 20, 1988
Theatrical
United States · April 28, 1989
Theatrical
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