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Stealing Heaven
''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. Plot 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, Héloïse d'Argenteuil, a sixteen-year-old gentlewoman raised in a convent, who has both intellectual curiosity and a rebellious view of the low status of women in 12th-century Europe. When the relationship is suspected, Heloise's uncle Fulbert, who had other plans for her marriage, works with the bishop of Paris to put a stop to it. Nevertheless, Abelard and Heloise pursue their relationship; they make love i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clive Donner
Clive Stanley Donner (21 January 1926 – 6 September 2010)Ronald Berganbr>Obituary: Clive Donner ''The Guardian'', 7 September 2010 was a British film director who was part of the British New Wave, directing films such as ''The Caretaker'', '' Nothing but the Best'', '' What's New Pussycat?'', and '' Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush''. He also directed television movies and commercials through the mid-1990s. Early career Donner was born in West Hampstead, London. His father was a concert violinist and his mother ran a dress shop; his grandparents were Polish-Jewish immigrants. Donner began his filmmaking career while attending Kilburn Polytechnic. He began working in the film industry as a cutting-room assistant at Denham Studios, having gained the job after joining his father, who was at the studio to record the soundtrack for the film ''The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp'' (1943). Donner did his eighteen months of National Service with the Royal Army Educational Corp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Climax (sexual)
Orgasm (from Greek , ; "excitement, swelling") or sexual climax is the sudden discharge of accumulated sexual excitement during the sexual response cycle, resulting in rhythmic, involuntary muscular contractions in the pelvic region characterized by sexual pleasure.Se133–135 for orgasm information, anpage 76for G-spot and vaginal nerve ending information. Experienced by males and females, orgasms are controlled by the involuntary or autonomic nervous system. They are usually associated with involuntary actions, including muscular spasms in multiple areas of the body, a general euphoric sensation and, frequently, body movements and vocalizations. The period after orgasm (known as the refractory period) is typically a relaxing experience, attributed to the release of the neurohormones oxytocin and prolactin as well as endorphins (or "endogenous morphine"). Human orgasms usually result from physical sexual stimulation of the penis in males (typically accompanying ejacula ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Lockyer (actor) etc.
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Thomas or Tom Lockyer may refer to: * Tom Lockyer (born 1994), Welsh footballer * Tom Lockyer (cricketer) (1826–1869), English cricketer * Thomas Lockyer (MP) (1699–1785), English politician * Thomas Lockyer (actor) in The Commander (TV series) ''The Commander'' is a British crime drama, broadcast on ITV1, starring Amanda Burton as the principal character, Commander Clare Blake. The series first broadcast on 16 February 2003, and a total of five series were produced over a five-year-pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew McLean (actor)
Andrew McLean may refer to: * Andrew Young McLean (1909–1988), Canadian newspaper publisher and politician * Andrew McLean (American politician) (active since 2012), American politician from Maine * Andrew McLean (footballer) (born 1973), Australian rules footballer * Andrew McLean (tennis) (born 1969), Australian tennis player * Andrew McLean (boxer) (born 1976), English boxer * Andrew McLean (cyclist) (born 1966), South African road cyclist * Andrew McLean (rugby union) (1898–1964), New Zealand rugby union player and All Black * Andrew MacLean (comics) (active since 2013) See also *Andrew Stuart McLean Andrew Stuart McLean, (April 19, 1948 – February 15, 2017) was a Canadian radio broadcaster, humorist, monologist, and author, best known as the host of the CBC Radio program ''The Vinyl Cafe''. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cassie Stuart
Cassie is a feminine given name and a short form of various other given names mostly used in English-speaking countries. It is more rarely a surname. People and fictional characters named Cassie include: People with the name Given name or nickname Entertainment * Cassie Davis (born 1986), Australian singer, songwriter and producer * Cassie Gaines (1948–1977), American singer * Cassie Jaye (born 1986), American actress and film director * Cassie Powney (born 1983), British actor * Cassie Ramone (born 1986), American rock guitarist and singer * Cassie Scerbo (born 1990), American actress, singer and dancer * Cassie Steele (born 1989), Canadian actress and singer-songwriter * Cassie Taylor (born 1986), American singer-songwriter and blues musician * Cassie Ventura (born 1986), known mononymously as Cassie, American recording artist, model, actress and dancer * Cassie Yates (born 1951), American actress Sports * Cassie Andrews (cricketer) (1908-1962), Australian cricketer * Cassi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philip Locke
Roy James "Philip" Locke (29 March 192819 April 2004) was an English actor who had roles in film and television. He is perhaps best known for his part in the James Bond film '' Thunderball'' as Largo's personal assistant and chief henchman, Vargas. Biography Early career Locke trained at RADA, and from the late 1950s was part of the ensemble at the Royal Court Theatre, where John Osborne described him as "special and reliable". Television On television, Locke is remembered by fans of the science fiction series ''Doctor Who'' for his appearance in the 1982 serial '' Four to Doomsday'' as Bigon. Other TV credits include: '' The Baron'', '' The Avengers'' episodes 'The Frighteners' (1961), 'Mandrake' (1964), and 'From Venus With Love' (1967), '' The Saint'', ''The Champions'', '' Department S'', ''Z-Cars'', '' Pennies from Heaven'', ''The Omega Factor'', ''Codename Icarus'', ''The Box of Delights'', '' Bergerac'', ''Inspector Morse'', ''Jeeves and Wooster'', ''Minder'', ''A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victoria Burgoyne
Victoria Burgoyne (born 3 April 1953) is an English actress. She is known for being a guest actress in the infamously uncompleted 1979 ''Doctor Who'' serial '' Shada'', the making of which was abandoned as the result of a BBC strike. She provided her voice to complete the serial using animation in 2017. Burgoyne was a regular cast member on the series ''Howards' Way'' as Vicki Rockwell during its 1989 series. Other TV credits include: ''Doctors Daughters'', where she was one of the leads, '' The Professionals'', '' Give Us a Break'' and ''Ever Decreasing Circles''. Her film credits include '' Mr Smith'' (1976), ''Secrets of a Door-to-Door Salesman'' (1973), '' Death Ship'' (1980), ''Where Is Parsifal?'' (1984), and a role as a prostitute in the costume drama ''Stealing Heaven ''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 tru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patsy Byrne
Patricia Anne Thirza Byrne (13 July 1933 – 17 June 2014) was an English actress, best known for her role as "Nursie" in '' Blackadder II'' as well as Malcolm's domineering Mother, Mrs Stoneway in all seven series of the ITV comedy '' Watching''Slide, Anthony (1996) ''Some Joe You Don't Know: American Biographical Guide to 100 British Television Personalities'', Greenwood Press; , p. 11 between 1987 and 1993. Biography Byrne was educated at Ashford County Grammar School. She studied drama at Rose Bruford College before joining the Royal Shakespeare Company playing parts such as Maria in ''Twelfth Night'' and Gruscha in ''The Caucasian Chalk Circle'' at the Aldwych Theatre in the early 1960s. In the 1980s she also worked at Chichester Festival Theatre. Byrne starred alongside Tony Robinson in a Series 3 episode of ''Maid Marian and her Merry Men''. She played Betty the Tea Lady on the BBC children's programme '' Playdays''. Other roles included appearances in ''I, Claudius' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Timothy Watson
Timothy Watson is a British actor best known for his role as Rob Titchener in BBC Radio 4's long-running soap opera ''The Archers'' and voice roles as Mumkhar in ''Xenoblade Chronicles'' and Urianger Augurelt in ''Final Fantasy XIV''. Early life Watson was born in Berkshire, England but grew up in Hertfordshire. He studied at the Central School of Speech and Drama in London from the age of 17. Career Best known for his portrayal of Rob Titchener in BBC Radio 4's soap opera ''The Archers'', he has also played the role of the Maitre d’ of the Palm Court Restaurant, Mr Perez, in ''Mr Selfridge''. Watson voiced the characters of both James Bond and Auric Goldfinger in the 2012 video game '' 007 Legends'' based on the James Bond movies. Watson also voiced the characters Mumkhar and Metal Face in the video game ''Xenoblade Chronicles''. He would also voice the character Urianger in ''Final Fantasy XIV'', replacing Gideon Emery. Watson appeared in the National Theatre's pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angela Pleasence
Daphne Anne Angela Pleasence (born 30 September 1941) is an English actress. Trained in theatre, Pleasence's first major film role came in '' Hitler: The Last Ten Days'' (1973), followed by roles in horror films such as ''From Beyond the Grave'' and ''Symptoms'' (1974). She worked extensively in television productions and British miniseries throughout the 1980s and 1990s. She had minor roles in the films ''The Search for John Gissing'' (2001), ''Gangs of New York'' (2002), and ''The Gigolos'' (2005). Biography Pleasence was born in Chapeltown, Sheffield, West Riding of Yorkshire, to Miriam Raymond and actor Donald Pleasence. She studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, and made her stage debut in 1964 as Titania in a production of ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'' at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre. She appeared extensively in London theatre productions throughout the 1970s. She is known for her performance as Catherine Howard in the 1970 BBC serial '' The Six Wives of Hen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Jax
Mark may refer to: Currency * Bosnia and Herzegovina convertible mark, the currency of Bosnia and Herzegovina * East German mark, the currency of the German Democratic Republic * Estonian mark, the currency of Estonia between 1918 and 1927 * Finnish markka ( sv, finsk mark, links=no), the currency of Finland from 1860 until 28 February 2002 * Mark (currency), a currency or unit of account in many nations * Polish mark ( pl, marka polska, links=no), the currency of the Kingdom of Poland and of the Republic of Poland between 1917 and 1924 German * Deutsche Mark, the official currency of West Germany from 1948 until 1990 and later the unified Germany from 1990 until 2002 * German gold mark, the currency used in the German Empire from 1873 to 1914 * German Papiermark, the German currency from 4 August 1914 * German rentenmark, a currency issued on 15 November 1923 to stop the hyperinflation of 1922 and 1923 in Weimar Germany * Lodz Ghetto mark, a special currency for Lodz Ghetto. * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rachel Kempson
Rachel, Lady Redgrave (28 May 1910 – 24 May 2003), known primarily by her birth name Rachel Kempson, was an English actress. She married Sir Michael Redgrave, and was the matriarch of the famous acting dynasty. Career Kempson trained at RADA before joining the Royal Shakespeare Company. She married Michael Redgrave in 1935 and the couple appeared together many times on stage. She also appeared many times on film and television, most notably in the films '' The Captive Heart'', ''The Sea Shall Not Have Them'' (both opposite her husband Michael), '' The Jokers'', ''Two Gentlemen Sharing'', '' Out of Africa'', ''Uncle Vanya'', and the television series '' Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill'' (1974) and '' The Jewel in the Crown''. She made three films with her daughter Lynn (''Tom Jones'', '' Georgy Girl'' and ''The Virgin Soldiers''), and two films with her other daughter Vanessa (''The Charge of the Light Brigade'' – which also starred her son Corin – and ''Déjà Vu''). Her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
