Derek de Lint
Abelard
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Jun 22, 1989 · Stealing Heaven: Directed by Clive Donner. With Derek de Lint, Kim Thomson, Denholm Elliott, Bernard Hepton. In medieval Paris, a young religious scholar and the beautiful niece of a local patrician fall madly in love and consummate their passion for each other.
- Paul
Stealing Heaven (1988) Kai Dominic as Paul. Menu. Movies....
- Fulbert
Stealing Heaven (1988) Denholm Elliott as Fulbert. Menu....
- Luke
Stealing Heaven (1988) Mark Audley as Luke. Menu. Movies....
- Prostitute
Stealing Heaven (1988) Victoria Burgoyne as Prostitute....
- Agnes
Stealing Heaven (1988) Patsy Byrne as Agnes. Menu. Movies....
- Abelard
Stealing Heaven (1988) Derek de Lint as Abelard. Menu. ......
- Poussin
Stealing Heaven (1988) Philip Locke as Poussin. Menu....
- Petronilla
Stealing Heaven (1988) Cassie Stuart as Petronilla. Menu....
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Peter 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 gentlewomanraised in a convent, who has both intellectual curiosity and a rebellious view of t...
The picture was filmed on location in Yugoslavia. Denholm Elliott had worked with Donner before, having starred in Nothing But the Best(1964).
Michael Wilmington of the Los Angeles Times called the movie "fascinatingly retrograde", as it "suggests the ‘60s: decade of turbulence, idealism, sex and riot." He notes that the director, Clive Donner, had made his best known films in that decade, such as The Caretaker (1963) and What’s New, Pussycat?(1965). Wilmington is critical of the producti...
Stealing Heaven (1988) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
An historically-based film focusing on the romance between Abelard and Heloise which highlights two philosophical outlooks on life. Abelard, though a first-class thinker, accepted the premise of the Church--that one's life belongs to God, that sex is evil, that happiness on earth isn't possible.
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.
Feb 27, 2021 · 7. 632 views 2 years ago. Theatrical Trailer of "Stealing Heaven" by Clive Donner. Starring Derek de Lint, Kim Thomson, Denholm Elliott, Bernard Hepton, Kenneth Cranham, Patsy Byrne, Cassie...
Stealing Heaven. French philosopher Pierre Abelard's (Derek de Lint) love affair with his student Heloise (Kim Thomson) ends in medieval tragedy.
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