| Description |
1 videodisc (90 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD, widescreen; Dolby digital. |
| Note |
Title from container. |
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A documentary film co-produced by Unity Productions Foundation and Gardner Films. |
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Special features: UPF trailers, extended footage: The Djenne Mosque. |
| Credits |
Executive producers, Alex Kronemer and Michael Wolfe; produced and directed by Robert Gardner; production manager and producer, Char Gardner; writer and co-producer, Carrie Gardner; directory of photography, Nick Gardner; editor Jeremy Morrison; music composed by Charles Denler. |
| Performer |
Narrated by Susan Sarandon. |
| Audience |
Rating: Not rated. |
| Summary |
"A ninety-minute documentary of stunning breadth and beauty, 'Islamic Art: Mirror of the Invisible World' transports viewers over nine countries and across 1,400 years of cultural history to reveal the astonishing riches of Muslim arts, crafts, and architecture. Exploring distant locations and many rare pieces of art, the film illuminates the history of a global culture, reflecting the Islamic world as it developed over centuries and as it is today."--Back of container. |
| Language |
In English. |
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Closed-captioned. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Islam.
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Islamic art.
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Islamic architecture.
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Islamic civilization.
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National Endowment for the Humanities.
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| Added Author |
Sarandon, Susan, 1946-
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Gardner, Robert.
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Gardner, Carrie.
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Unity Productions Foundation.
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Gardner Films (Firm)
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| Added Title |
Mirror of the invisible world |
| Standard No. |
884501751148 |
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