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. When others begin to suspect their relationship, Heloise's uncle Fulbert and the bishop of Paris work together to put a stop to it. Héloïse becomes pregnant with Abelard's child, and they are married in secret. Abelard struggles for acting against the will of God, yet is unable to escape his love for Heloise.
Derek de Lint
as Abelard
Kim Thomson
as Heloise
Denholm Elliott
as Fulbert
Bernard Hepton
as Bishop
Rachel Kempson
as Prioress
Angela Pleasence
as Sister Cecilia
Kenneth Cranham
as Vice Chancellor Suger
Patsy Byrne
as
Yvonne Bryceland
as
Philip Locke
as
Cassie Stuart
as
Mark Jax
as
