Movie, 2019
The Ornament of the World
IMDb 7.8, 116 min, Documentary, History, United States of America
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
15 creditedRF
Reuven Firestone
Himself (Hebrew Union College)
DL
David Levering Lewis
Himself (New York University)
JD
Jerrilynn D. Dodds
Herself (Sarah Lawrence College)
FP
Frank Peters
Himself (New York University)
MR
María Rosa Menocal
Herself (Author, The Ornament of the World)
DF
D. Fairchild Ruggles
Herself (Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)
AB
Abigail Balbale
Herself (New York University)
AH
Adnan Husain
Himself (Queen's University)
TR
Teofilo Ruiz
Himself (Univ. of California, Los Angeles)
DR
Dwight Reynolds
Himself (Univ. of California, Santa Barbara)
RB
Ross Brann
Himself (Cornell University)
RB
Richard Bulliet
Himself (Columbia University)
Details
DirectorMichael Schwarz
WritersJason Cohn, Michael Schwarz, Gail Huddleson, Rhonda Collins, María Rosa Menocal
GenreDocumentary, History
Runtime116 min
ReleasedTue, Nov 19, 2019
CountryUnited States of America
IMDBtt11007470
