Stealing Heaven
Stealing Heaven

Stealing Heaven

Forgive us father for we have loved.

May 20, 1988108 min6.4EN
HistoryRomanceDrama

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
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Kim Thomson
Kim ThomsonHeloise
Denholm Elliott
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Bernard Hepton
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Rachel Kempson
Rachel KempsonPrioress
Angela Pleasence
Angela PleasenceSister Cecilia
Kenneth Cranham
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Patsy Byrne
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Yvonne Bryceland
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Philip Locke
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