The Ornament of the World

1h 56m

Documentary History

7.8

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.

Cast

Reuven Firestone

Himself (Hebrew Union College)

David Levering Lewis

Himself (New York University)

Jerrilynn D. Dodds

Herself (Sarah Lawrence College)

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)

Himself (Queen's University)

Himself (Univ. of California, Los Angeles)

Dwight Reynolds

Himself (Univ. of California, Santa Barbara)

Himself (Cornell University)

Richard Bulliet

Himself (Columbia University)

David Nirenberg

Himself (University of Chicago)

Himself (Cambridge University)

Narrator (voice)

Crew

Michael Schwarz

Director, Writer, Producer

María Rosa Menocal

Director of Photography

Executive Producer

Brian O'Connell

Jamshied Sharifi

Original Music Composer

Abigail Balbale

Technical Advisor