The Ornament of the World ambient background
CinebyCineby
The Ornament of the World backdrop

The Ornament of the World

The Ornament of the World

★ 7.8/10•2019•1h 56m•6•Documentary•History
Similars

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.

Michael Schwarz · Director

Jason Cohn · Writer

Michael Schwarz · Writer

Gail Huddleson · Writer

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 56m
LanguageEN
Release DateNov 19, 2019

Actors

Reuven Firestone

Himself (Hebrew Union College)

David Levering Lewis

Himself (New York University)

Jerrilynn D. Dodds

Herself (Sarah Lawrence College)

Frank Peters

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)

Adnan Husain

Himself (Queen's University)

Teofilo Ruiz

Himself (Univ. of California, Los Angeles)

Dwight Reynolds

Himself (Univ. of California, Santa Barbara)

Ross Brann

Himself (Cornell University)

Richard Bulliet

Himself (Columbia University)

David Nirenberg

Himself (University of Chicago)

Peter Linehan

Himself (Cambridge University)

Tim Phelan

Narrator (voice)

Recommendations

The Princess
Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound
9/11: Inside the President's War Room
Seduced and Abandoned
Justin Bieber's Believe
The Untold History Of The United States
The Unknown Known
180° South
Embrace the Panda: Making Turning Red
Long Shot
Red Army
Why We Fight: Prelude to War
Elstree 1976
Avatar: The Deep Dive - A Special Edition of 20/20
Ex Libris: The New York Public Library
Capitalism: A Love Story
The Last Repair Shop
2000 Meters to Andriivka
Sidney
Looking for Richard

Similars

Jesus Christ Superstar
Le fort des fous
Holidays Despite All
Cecil
Arn: The Kingdom at Road's End
Fantastic Vision
El universo en una caja
Le Pays taliban
Echoes of Us
Seraphim Bit-Kharibi - God's Gift
Atilogivu: The Story of a Wrestling Match
¡Ya Basta! 30 Years of Zapatista Autonomy
Women Priests: Vocations Forbidden
Les pères sont des mères juives comme les autres
Khartoum
The Robe
Marketa Lazarová
Watched
Carlos Sainz: The Operator
Rosewood