The Ornament of the World
2019 · Movie · 117 min · ★ 7.8
Retracing an 800-year period in medieval Spain when Muslims, Christians and Jews coexisted in a manner that led to the creation of great works of art, literature, architecture and music.
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Details
- Years
- 2019
- Release date
- 2019-11-19
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 117 min
- TMDB rating
- 7.8/10 (4 votes)
Themes
- spain
- christianity
- islam
- religious conversion
- toledo, spain
- judaism
- conflict
- massacre
- culture
- granada, spain
- forced conversion
- seville, spain
- +8 more
Cast & crew
- RF
Reuven Firestone
as Himself (Hebrew Union College)
- DL
David Levering Lewis
as Himself (New York University)
- JD
Jerrilynn D. Dodds
as Herself (Sarah Lawrence College)
- FP
Frank Peters
as Himself (New York University)
- MM
María Rosa Menocal
as Herself (Author, The Ornament of the World)
- DR
D. Fairchild Ruggles
as Herself (Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)
- AB
Abigail Balbale
as Herself (New York University)
- AH
Adnan Husain
as Himself (Queen's University)
- TR
Teofilo Ruiz
as Himself (Univ. of California, Los Angeles)
- DR
Dwight Reynolds
as Himself (Univ. of California, Santa Barbara)
Directed by Michael Schwarz