Stealing Heaven (1988)
May 20, 1988
History, Romance, Drama
1h 48m


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.
Cast & Crew
- Director
- Clive Donner
- Abelard Derek de Lint
- Heloise Kim Thomson
- Fulbert Denholm Elliott
- Bishop Bernard Hepton
- Prioress Rachel Kempson
- Sister Cecilia Angela Pleasence
- Vice Chancellor Suger Kenneth Cranham
- Patsy Byrne
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Keywords
- nun
- forbidden love
- religion
- theology
- medieval
- 12th century