Film
The Ornament of the World
2019Directed by Michael Schwarz
Where to watch
Stream
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- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 56m
About The Ornament of the World
- Documentary
- History
Synopsis
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.
- Director
- Michael Schwarz
- Writers
- Jason Cohn
- Michael Schwarz
- Gail Huddleson
- Rhonda Collins
- María Rosa Menocal
Principal cast
In billing order- Reuven FirestoneHimself (Hebrew Union College)
- David Levering LewisHimself (New York University)
- Jerrilynn D. DoddsHerself (Sarah Lawrence College)
- Frank PetersHimself (New York University)
- María Rosa MenocalHerself (Author, The Ornament of the World)
- D. Fairchild RugglesHerself (Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)