The Ornament of the World
Documentary | History
7.8
Release Date
November 19, 2019
Duration
116 min
Status
Released
Language
en
Overview
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.
Casts
Himself (Hebrew Union College)
Reuven Firestone
Himself (New York University)
David Levering Lewis
Herself (Sarah Lawrence College)
Jerrilynn D. Dodds
Himself (New York University)
Frank Peters
Herself (Author, The Ornament of the World)
María Rosa Menocal
Herself (Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)
D. Fairchild Ruggles
Herself (New York University)
Abigail Balbale
Himself (Queen's University)
Adnan Husain
Himself (Univ. of California, Los Angeles)
Teofilo Ruiz
Himself (Univ. of California, Santa Barbara)
Dwight Reynolds
Himself (Cornell University)
Ross Brann
Himself (Columbia University)
Richard Bulliet
Himself (University of Chicago)
David Nirenberg
Himself (Cambridge University)
Peter Linehan
Narrator (voice)
Tim Phelan
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