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Stealing Heaven (DVD) (*)

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Language Selections:
Dutch ( Subtitles )
English ( Dolby Digital Stereo )

Product Origin/Format:
Netherlands ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
108 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 1988 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )
Yugoslavia ( Russia, Eastern Europe )

Directed By:
Clive Donner

Written By:
Clive Donner
Chris Bryant
Marion Meade

Actors:
Derek de Lint ..... Abelard
Kim Thomson ..... Heloise
Denholm Elliott ..... Fulbert
Bernard Hepton ..... Bishop
Kenneth Cranham ..... Suger
Patsy Byrne ..... Agnes
Cassie Stuart ..... Petronilla
Philip Locke ..... Poussin
Victoria Burgoyne ..... Prostitute
Antonia Cutic ..... Landlady
Diana Belinic ..... Girl in street
Davor Fejzagic ..... Boy in street
Mark Jax ..... Jourdain
Timothy Watson ..... François (as Tim Watson)
Andrew McLean ..... Gerard

Synopsis:

Abelard, a respected philosopher and teacher in 12th-century Paris, is hired to tutor the intelligent and beautiful Heloise. They soon fall in love, but must hide their affection because Abelard is sworn to celibacy.

Abelard is a famous teacher of philosophy at the cathedral school of Notre Dame, and a champion of reason, at a time when academics are required to observe chastity. He falls in love with one of his students, Héloïse d'Argenteuil, a sixteen-year old gentlewoman raised in a convent, who has both intellectual curiosity and a rebellious view of the low status of women in 12th century Europe. When the relationship is suspected, Heloise's uncle Fulbert, who had other plans for her marriage, works with the bishop of Paris to put a stop to it. Nevertheless, Abelard and Heloise have a child together and later are secretly married. Abelard faces a struggle with himself for acting against the will of God and yet loves Heloise too much to be able to stop himself. Heloise's uncle takes a terrible revenge on Abelard for ruining Heloise's chance of a rich husband.

Stealing Heaven is a 1988 film, a costume drama based on the French 12th century medieval romance (a true story) of Peter Abelard and Héloïse and on a historical novel by Marion Meade.

This product was added to our catalog on Thursday 14 December, 2006.

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