The Ornament of the World (2019)
Subtitles for: The Ornament of the World (2019)
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.
| Rate | ★ 7.8/10 (4 votes) |
| Genre | Documentary History |
| Duration | 1h 56m |
| Country | United States of America |
| Release | 19 Nov 2019 |
| Language | EN |
| Director | Michael Schwarz |
| Keywords | spain christianity islam religious conversion toledo, spain judaism conflict massacre culture granada, spain forced conversion seville, spain caliph arab culture mosque andalusia, spain córdoba, spain coexist caliphate medieval spain |
| IMDb | tt11007470 ↗ |
| Type | Movie Released |
Cast
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Reuven Firestone
Himself (Hebrew Union College)
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David Levering Lewis
Himself (New York University)
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Jerrilynn D. Dodds
Herself (Sarah Lawrence College)
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Frank Peters
Himself (New York University)
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María Rosa Menocal
Herself (Author, The Ornament of the World)
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D. Fairchild Ruggles
Herself (Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)
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Abigail Balbale
Herself (New York University)
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Adnan Husain
Himself (Queen's University)
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Teofilo Ruiz
Himself (Univ. of California, Los Angeles)
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Dwight Reynolds
Himself (Univ. of California, Santa Barbara)
