The Ornament of the World
2019 · 116 min
Documentary · History
★ 7.8Filmed 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.
Crew
- Director Michael Schwarz
- Writer Rhonda Collins
- Writer Michael Schwarz
- Writer Gail Huddleson
- Writer Jason Cohn
- Director of Photography Vicente Franco
Cast
- R
Reuven Firestone
Himself (Hebrew Union College)
- D
David Levering Lewis
Himself (New York University)
- J
Jerrilynn D. Dodds
Herself (Sarah Lawrence College)
- F
Frank Peters
Himself (New York University)
- M
María Rosa Menocal
Herself (Author, The Ornament of the World)
- D
D. Fairchild Ruggles
Herself (Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)
- A
Abigail Balbale
Herself (New York University)
- A
Adnan Husain
Himself (Queen's University)
- T
Teofilo Ruiz
Himself (Univ. of California, Los Angeles)
- D
Dwight Reynolds
Himself (Univ. of California, Santa Barbara)
- R
Ross Brann
Himself (Cornell University)
- R
Richard Bulliet
Himself (Columbia University)
Crew
- Director — Michael Schwarz
- Writer — Rhonda Collins
- Writer — Michael Schwarz
- Writer — Gail Huddleson
- Writer — Jason Cohn
- Director of Photography — Vicente Franco
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