Stealing Heaven (1988)
- Directed by
- Clive Donner
- Genre
- biographical film, romance film, historical film
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 1h 55m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 6.2 of 10 from 17 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A medieval French philosopher and a young woman fall into a forbidden love affair. Their relationship faces opposition from her powerful uncle.
romanticperiodmelancholictragicpassionateintimatemeditativebittersweet
What happens
Stealing Heaven is a 1988 film directed by Clive Donner and starring Derek de Lint, Kim Thomson and Denholm Elliott. It is a costume drama based on the French 12th-century medieval romance (a true story) of Peter Abelard and Héloïse and on a historical novel by Marion Meade. This was Donner's final theatrical film, before his death in 2010. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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