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The Ornament of the World (2019)

Genre : Documentary, History

Runtime : 1H 56M

Director : Michael Schwarz

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.

Actors

Reuven Firestone
Reuven Firestone
Himself (Hebrew Union College)
David Levering Lewis
David Levering Lewis
Himself (New York University)
Jerrilynn D. Dodds
Jerrilynn D. Dodds
Herself (Sarah Lawrence College)
Frank Peters
Frank Peters
Himself (New York University)
María Rosa Menocal
María Rosa Menocal
Herself (Author, The Ornament of the World)
D. Fairchild Ruggles
D. Fairchild Ruggles
Herself (Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)
Abigail Balbale
Abigail Balbale
Herself (New York University)
Adnan Husain
Adnan Husain
Himself (Queen's University)
Teofilo Ruiz
Teofilo Ruiz
Himself (Univ. of California, Los Angeles)
Dwight Reynolds
Dwight Reynolds
Himself (Univ. of California, Santa Barbara)
Ross Brann
Ross Brann
Himself (Cornell University)
Richard Bulliet
Richard Bulliet
Himself (Columbia University)
David Nirenberg
David Nirenberg
Himself (University of Chicago)
Peter Linehan
Peter Linehan
Himself (Cambridge University)
Tim Phelan
Tim Phelan
Narrator (voice)

Crews

Michael Schwarz
Michael Schwarz
Director
Jason Cohn
Jason Cohn
Writer
Michael Schwarz
Michael Schwarz
Writer
Gail Huddleson
Gail Huddleson
Writer
Rhonda Collins
Rhonda Collins
Writer
Ray Day
Ray Day
Sound
Stuart Bruce
Stuart Bruce
Sound
Danny Munoz
Danny Munoz
Sound
Mark Escott
Mark Escott
Sound Mixer
Kiki Kapany
Kiki Kapany
Executive Producer
Gail Huddleson
Gail Huddleson
Editor
Rhonda Collins
Rhonda Collins
Editor
Vicente Franco
Vicente Franco
Director of Photography
Jamshied Sharifi
Jamshied Sharifi
Original Music Composer
Brian O'Connell
Brian O'Connell
Animation
Michael Schwarz
Michael Schwarz
Producer
María Rosa Menocal
María Rosa Menocal
Author
Abigail Balbale
Abigail Balbale
Technical Advisor

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