Release Date

20 May, 1988

Runtime

01:48: (HH:MM)

Synopsis

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.

Original Title

Stealing Heaven

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Actors

Derek de Lint

Kim Thomson

Denholm Elliott

Bernard Hepton

Rachel Kempson

Angela Pleasence

Kenneth Cranham

Patsy Byrne

Yvonne Bryceland

Philip Locke

Cassie Stuart

Mark Jax

Thomas Lockyer

Victoria Burgoyne

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