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Stealing Heaven (1988)

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User Rating: 6.3/10 (291 votes)

Overview

Director:
Clive Donner
Writers:
Chris Bryant (writer)
Marion Meade (novel)
Genre:
Drama | History | Romance more
Plot:
Abelard, a respected philosopher and teacher in 12th-century Paris, is hired to tutor the intelligent and beautiful Heloise... more | add synopsis
User Comments:
I agree with Blackmonk more

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
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Additional Details

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
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Trivia:
John Quarmby and Edmund Kente were on the possibles list for Poussin. more

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4 out of 5 people found the following comment useful:-
I agree with Blackmonk, 13 April 2001
10/10
Author: msporter from Deering NH USA

I find myself in total agreement with BlackMonk. This is the ultimate philosophical love story. It attempts to answer the age-old question: What is the purpose of life? Is it to serve God, as Abelard thought, or to pursue happiness on Earth, as Heloise believed?

The film makers do a brilliant job of setting up the dramatic conflict between these two views of life. The writing, dialogue, direction, and acting are all first rate. This is one of the greatest movies ever made, and one of history's greatest love stories! Kim Thompson should have received an Academy Award nomination for her portrayal of Heloise. She was Heloise.

It amazes me that one little film gimmick, a feather, could be used so brilliantly to help answer one of life's eternal questions. Make sure you pay close attention to the opening scene, one of the greatest scenes in movie history.

Enthralling!



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