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Stealing Heaven

"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.

Top Cast

  • Derek de Lint

    Derek de Lint

    Abelard

  • Kim Thomson

    Kim Thomson

    Heloise

  • Denholm Elliott

    Denholm Elliott

    Fulbert

  • Bernard Hepton

    Bernard Hepton

    Bishop

  • Rachel Kempson

    Rachel Kempson

    Prioress

  • Angela Pleasence

    Angela Pleasence

    Sister Cecilia

  • Kenneth Cranham

    Kenneth Cranham

    Vice Chancellor Suger

  • Patsy Byrne

    Patsy Byrne

  • Yvonne Bryceland

    Yvonne Bryceland

Overview

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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