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The Ornament of the World

(2019)

Documentary, History

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1hrs 56m

Overview

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.

Score

78

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Reuven Firestone as Himself (Hebrew Union College)

Reuven Firestone

** Himself (Hebrew Union College)

David Levering Lewis as Himself (New York University)

David Levering Lewis

** Himself (New York University)

Jerrilynn D. Dodds as Herself (Sarah Lawrence College)

Jerrilynn D. Dodds

** Herself (Sarah Lawrence College)

Frank Peters as Himself (New York University)

Frank Peters

** Himself (New York University)

María Rosa Menocal as Herself (Author, The Ornament of the World)

María Rosa Menocal

** Herself (Author, The Ornament of the World)

D. Fairchild Ruggles as Herself (Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)

D. Fairchild Ruggles

** Herself (Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)

Abigail Balbale as Herself (New York University)

Abigail Balbale

** Herself (New York University)

Adnan Husain as Himself (Queen's University)

Adnan Husain

** Himself (Queen's University)

Teofilo Ruiz as Himself (Univ. of California, Los Angeles)

Teofilo Ruiz

** Himself (Univ. of California, Los Angeles)

Dwight Reynolds as Himself (Univ. of California, Santa Barbara)

Dwight Reynolds

** Himself (Univ. of California, Santa Barbara)

Ross Brann as Himself (Cornell University)

Ross Brann

** Himself (Cornell University)

Richard Bulliet as Himself (Columbia University)

Richard Bulliet

** Himself (Columbia University)

David Nirenberg as Himself (University of Chicago)

David Nirenberg

** Himself (University of Chicago)

Peter Linehan as Himself (Cambridge University)

Peter Linehan

** Himself (Cambridge University)

Tim Phelan as Narrator (voice)

Tim Phelan

** Narrator (voice)

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