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Stealing Heaven (1988)
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Abelard, a respected philosopher and teacher in 12th-century Paris, is hired to tutor the intelligent and beautiful Heloise... more | add synopsisUser Comments:
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(Cast overview, first billed only) | 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 |
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Rarely does a period piece follow so faithfully it's sources. This film brings Marion Meade's novel to life with amazing precision. Based heavily on the letters of Heloise to Abelard after they both took holy orders, the story encapsulates the warring philosophies of the era against the backdrop of the religious fervor of the middle ages.
If you have read the "Letters" of Heloise, you will be drawn into this faithful characterization. If you haven't read them - you'll want to! Beware though - her letters are hot and "smutty". Lanwench's description of this movie as a "bodice ripper" just reveals that s/he's never read the historical sources.
The drawback to this film is that the character of Abelard is drawn mostly from Heloise's point of view without the tempering of his own letters. He comes off quite more romantic than his letters reveal.
The sets and costuming are in period with so few anachronisms that even a medieval scholar can sit back and enjoy the film.
One of my all-time favorites