Stealing Heaven

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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Cast

Derek de Lint

Abelard

Kim Thomson

Heloise

Denholm Elliott

Fulbert

Bernard Hepton

Bishop

Rachel Kempson

Prioress

Angela Pleasence

Sister Cecilia

Kenneth Cranham

Vice Chancellor Suger

Patsy Byrne

Yvonne Bryceland

Philip Locke