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The Ornament of the World

Directed by Michael Schwarz
2019    1h 56m    Not Rated
7.4
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.
Cast of The Ornament of the World
  • Reuven FirestoneHimself (Hebrew Union College)
  • David Levering LewisHimself (New York University)
  • Jerrilynn D. DoddsHerself (Sarah Lawrence College)
  • Frank PetersHimself (New York University)
  • María Rosa MenocalHerself (Author, The Ornament of the World)
  • D. Fairchild RugglesHerself (Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)
  • Abigail BalbaleHerself (New York University)
  • Adnan HusainHimself (Queen's University)
  • Teofilo RuizHimself (Univ. of California, Los Angeles)
  • Dwight ReynoldsHimself (Univ. of California, Santa Barbara)
  • Ross BrannHimself (Cornell University)
  • Richard BullietHimself (Columbia University)
  • David NirenbergHimself (University of Chicago)
  • Peter LinehanHimself (Cambridge University)
  • Tim PhelanNarrator (voice)

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