The Ornament of the World
- Documentary
- History
11/19/2019
116
Storyline
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:
Cast
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)
- Abigail BalbaleHerself (New York University)
- Adnan HusainHimself (Queen's University)
- Teofilo RuizHimself (Univ. of California, Los Angeles)
- Dwight ReynoldsHimself (Univ. of California, Santa Barbara)
- Ross BrannHimself (Cornell University)
- Richard BullietHimself (Columbia University)
- David NirenbergHimself (University of Chicago)
- Peter LinehanHimself (Cambridge University)
- Tim PhelanNarrator (voice)