Stealing Heaven (1988)

Director:

Clive Donner

Writers:

Chris Bryant (writer)
Marion Meade (novel)

Genre:

Drama | History | Romance

Plot:

Abelard, a respected philosopher and teacher in 12th-century Paris, is hired to tutor the intelligent and beautiful Heloise...

Plot Keywords:

Teacher | 12th Century | France | Theology Student | Paris France

Cast

  (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

Runtime:

USA:108 min | USA:115 min (uncut version) | Yugoslavia:115 min

Country:

Yugoslavia | UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

UK:15 (cut) | USA:R

Company:

Amy International

Trivia:

The following actors were on the ideas list for The Ancient Priest, John Gill, Alan MacNaughton, Hugh Latimer, Preston Lockwood, Trevor Peacock, John Moffatt, Edward Petherbridge, Nicholas Selby and Stuart Latham.

In response to Black Monk...

This was a wonderful film, but I will admit that I am not writing this review to extol its virtues. In fact, I am writing in response to the foulest review preceding mine, "A Romance in which Philosophies Clash" by BlackMonk.

BlackMonk, your review of Stealing Heaven was an outrageous atrocity for which you should never be forgiven. Were I a ranking member of the ecclesiastical hierarchy, I would surely have you excommunicated immediately, or at least prescribe a penance of the most merciless and puritanical nature. Your conception of the middle ages is antiquated, outmoded, and uneducated; Your understanding of Abelard's thought is baseless and retarded, and your sense of taste is all but nonexistent. It would be to the benefit of all IMDb readers if you would lay down your wretched pen and never cast judgment on another work of artistic merit for the rest of your cursed days.

I suggest, sir, that you henceforth adhere to a strict regimen of daily self-flagellation, in the hopes that it will instill some piety and love of Beauty and the Divine within you. Should this fail, deep reflection or self-imposed exile may be your only hope of redemption.

sincerely, CMK