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The Ornament of the World
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.
Creators
Michael Schwarz — Director
Top cast
RReuven FirestoneHimself (Hebrew Union College)DDavid Levering LewisHimself (New York University)JJerrilynn D. DoddsHerself (Sarah Lawrence College)FFrank PetersHimself (New York University)MMaría Rosa MenocalHerself (Author, The Ornament of the World)DD. Fairchild RugglesHerself (Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)AAbigail BalbaleHerself (New York University)AAdnan HusainHimself (Queen's University)TTeofilo RuizHimself (Univ. of California, Los Angeles)DDwight ReynoldsHimself (Univ. of California, Santa Barbara)
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