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Stealing Heaven

  • 19881988
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  • 1h 48m
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6.4/10
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Stealing Heaven (1988)
DramaHistoryRomance
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. In the religious uproar that follows... Read allIn 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. In the religious uproar that follows, they are condemned and brutally punished.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. In the religious uproar that follows, they are condemned and brutally punished.
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
793
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    • Clive Donner
    • Chris Bryant
    • Marion Meade(novel)
  • Stars
    • Derek de Lint
    • Kim Thomson
    • Denholm Elliott
    • Clive Donner
    • Chris Bryant
    • Marion Meade(novel)
  • Stars
    • Derek de Lint
    • Kim Thomson
    • Denholm Elliott
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    • 12User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
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    Derek de Lint
    Derek de Lint
    • Abelard
    Kim Thomson
    Kim Thomson
    • Heloise
    Denholm Elliott
    Denholm Elliott
    • Fulbert
    Bernard Hepton
    Bernard Hepton
    • Bishop
    Kenneth Cranham
    Kenneth Cranham
    • Suger
    Patsy Byrne
    • Agnes
    Cassie Stuart
    Cassie Stuart
    • Petronilla
    Philip Locke
    Philip Locke
    • Poussin
    Victoria Burgoyne
    Victoria Burgoyne
    • Prostitute
    Antonia Cutic
    • Landlady
    Diana Belinic
    • Girl in street
    Davor Fejzagic
    • Boy in street
    Mark Jax
    • Jourdain
    Timothy Watson
    Timothy Watson
    • François
    • (as Tim Watson)
    Andrew H. McLean
    • Gerard
    • (as Andrew McLean)
    Thomas Lockyer
    • Thomas
    Mark Audley
    • Luke
    Kai Dominic
    • Paul
      • Clive Donner
      • Chris Bryant
      • Marion Meade(novel)
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    • Trivia
      John Quarmby and Edmund Kente were on the possibles list for Poussin.
    • Goofs
      In the construction montage towards the end of the movie, you can see an altar with a number of pumpkins on it. As a plant native to North America there wouldn't be any in 12th century Europe.
    • Alternate versions
      Original international version was cut by seven minutes for its U.S. release to avoid an X rating. Both versions are available on video.
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      Spoofed in Tropic Thunder (2008)
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    Empty Feelings Abound.
    Long and silly would-be masterpiece that focuses on the forbidden 12th-Century romance of French historical figures Abelard (Derek de Lint) and Heloise (Kim Thomson). The first is a noted tutor/philosopher who teaches young men via Catholic doctrines while the latter is a seductive and youthful lady who comes to Paris to live with her uncle (Denholm Elliott of the "Indiana Jones" trilogy fame). Naturally the two have a teacher/student relationship at first, but we all know that their carnal lusts will soon take over with tragic results. Based entirely on fact, the movie plays more like a Shakespearean-styled soap opera of dull situations and duller results. The movie drags at a snail's pace and finally overcomes the novel's meanderings late, but by that time it was too late. Even the art direction and costume design look somewhat cheap and mediocre. 2 stars out of 5.
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      • June 22, 1989 (West Germany)
      • United Kingdom
      • Yugoslavia
      • English
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      • Yugoslavia
    • Production companies
      • Amy International Artists
      • FilmDallas Pictures
      • Jadran Film
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    • 1 hour 48 minutes
      • Color
      • Dolby

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