The Voice of Thaïs
“A documentary about the first woman to direct a film in Spain”
2022•1h 26m•6.7•Released
DocumentaryHistory
Clara Mingueza, an actress from Barcelona, sets out to move the mortal remains of Elena Jordi (1882-1945), vaudeville star, actress and the first woman director of Spanish cinema, to her hometown, while trying to find a copy of Thaïs, the only film she directed.
Director
David Casals-Roma
Writer
David Casals-Roma
Languages
Catalan, French, Italian
Studio
Nayox Films
Cast
Clara Mingueza
Self - Actress & Narrator (voice)
Jordi Valmaña
Self - Barcelona Cemeteries Former Director
Jessica Cusano
Self - Film Scholar
Xavier Albertí
Self - Art Director
Josep Cunill
Self - Writer
Jesús Calderer
Self - Mayor of Cercs
Josep Noguera
Self - Historian
Climent Vilella
Self - Relative
Angelina Vilella
Self - Relative
Palmira González
Self - UB Emeritus Professor
Irene Melé-Ballesteros
Self - PhD Candidate
Barbara Zecchi
Self - Film Professor
Jaume «Kap» Capdevila
Self - Cartoonist
Marta Robert
Self - Relative
Hélène Legrais
Self - Writer
Production
Company
Nayox Films
Company
Magical Media
Company
Eccit Films
Producer
David Casals-Roma
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