CinemaOSMovie · 2019 · 1h 56m

The Ornament of the World

78%(4)IMDbDocumentaryHistory

Filmed in Cordoba, Granada, Seville, and Toledo, this documentary retraces the 800-year period in medieval Spain when Muslims, Christians, and Jews forged a common cultural identity that frequently transcended their religious differences, revealing what made this rare and fruitful collaboration possible, and what ultimately tore it apart.

Directed byMichael Schwarz

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 56m
Language
EN
Released
November 19, 2019
Studios
Kikim Media

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring

Reuven Firestone

Himself (Hebrew Union College)

David Levering Lewis

Himself (New York University)

Jerrilynn D. Dodds

Herself (Sarah Lawrence College)

Frank Peters

Himself (New York University)

María Rosa Menocal

Herself (Author, The Ornament of the World)

D. Fairchild Ruggles

Herself (Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)

Abigail Balbale

Herself (New York University)

Adnan Husain

Himself (Queen's University)

Teofilo Ruiz

Himself (Univ. of California, Los Angeles)

Dwight Reynolds

Himself (Univ. of California, Santa Barbara)

Creative team
Directed by
Michael Schwarz
Written by
Jason Cohn
Jason Cohn
Michael Schwarz
Produced by
Michael Schwarz

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