Film · 2019 · Documentary
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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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.
8 principal cast
Reuven Firestone
Himself (Hebrew Union College)
David Levering Lewis
Himself (New York University)
Jerrilynn D. Dodds
Herself (Sarah Lawrence College)
Frank Peters
Himself (New York University)
María Rosa Menocal
Herself (Author, The Ornament of the World)
D. Fairchild Ruggles
Herself (Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)
Abigail Balbale
Herself (New York University)
Adnan Husain
Himself (Queen's University)
The Ornament of the World (2019) is available to stream on Flicksy via 6 verified sources, aggregated from publicly available embed providers. The 1h 56m documentary directed by Michael Schwarz is rated 7.8/10 by 4 viewers.
The Ornament of the World was released on November 19, 2019.
The Ornament of the World was directed by Michael Schwarz.
The Ornament of the World has a runtime of 116 minutes (1h 56m).
The Ornament of the World is categorized as Documentary, History.
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