The Ornament of the World

The Ornament of the World (2019)


  • Genre: Documentary, History
  • Release Date: 2019-11-19
  • User Rating: 7.8/10 from 4 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 56min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Kikim Media
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Michael Schwarz
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Summary

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.

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  • Reuven Firestone

    as Himself (Hebrew Union College)
  • David Levering Lewis

    as Himself (New York University)
  • Jerrilynn D. Dodds

    as Herself (Sarah Lawrence College)
  • Frank Peters

    as Himself (New York University)
  • María Rosa Menocal

    as Herself (Author, The Ornament of the World)
  • D. Fairchild Ruggles

    as Herself (Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)
  • Abigail Balbale

    as Herself (New York University)
  • Adnan Husain

    as Himself (Queen's University)
  • Teofilo Ruiz

    as Himself (Univ. of California, Los Angeles)
  • Dwight Reynolds

    as Himself (Univ. of California, Santa Barbara)
  • Ross Brann

    as Himself (Cornell University)
  • Richard Bulliet

    as Himself (Columbia University)
  • David Nirenberg

    as Himself (University of Chicago)
  • Peter Linehan

    as Himself (Cambridge University)
  • Tim Phelan

    as Narrator (voice)
Directing Michael Schwarz Director
Writing Jason Cohn Writer
Writing Michael Schwarz Writer
Writing Gail Huddleson Writer
Writing Rhonda Collins Writer
Sound Ray Day Sound
Sound Stuart Bruce Sound
Sound Danny Munoz Sound
Sound Mark Escott Sound Mixer
Production Kiki Kapany Executive Producer
Editing Gail Huddleson Editor
Editing Rhonda Collins Editor
Camera Vicente Franco Director of Photography
Sound Jamshied Sharifi Original Music Composer
Visual Effects Brian O'Connell Animation
Production Michael Schwarz Producer
Writing María Rosa Menocal Author
Crew Abigail Balbale Technical Advisor

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