The Voice of Thaïs

The Voice of Thaïs

A documentary about the first woman to direct a film in Spain

2022 es 86 minutes

Rating: 6.7

Plot

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.

Trailer

Cast

Clara Mingueza

Clara Mingueza

Self - Actress & Narrator (voice)

Jordi Valmaña

Jordi Valmaña

Self - Barcelona Cemeteries Former Director

Jessica Cusano

Jessica Cusano

Self - Film Scholar

Xavier Albertí

Xavier Albertí

Self - Art Director

Josep Cunill

Josep Cunill

Self - Writer

Jesús Calderer

Jesús Calderer

Self - Mayor of Cercs

Josep Noguera

Josep Noguera

Self - Historian

Climent Vilella

Climent Vilella

Self - Relative

Angelina Vilella

Angelina Vilella

Self - Relative

Palmira González

Palmira González

Self - UB Emeritus Professor

Irene Melé-Ballesteros

Irene Melé-Ballesteros

Self - PhD Candidate

Barbara Zecchi

Barbara Zecchi

Self - Film Professor

Jaume «Kap» Capdevila

Jaume «Kap» Capdevila

Self - Cartoonist

Marta Robert

Marta Robert

Self - Relative

Hélène Legrais

Hélène Legrais

Self - Writer

Esteve Riambau

Esteve Riambau

Self - Catalonia Film Archive Director

Ramón Rubio

Ramón Rubio

Self - Film Curator

Julien Avet

Julien Avet

Self - Film Curator

Núria Cardona

Núria Cardona

Self - Relative

Toni Cardona

Toni Cardona

Self - Relative

Rosendo Pich

Rosendo Pich

Self - Tobacconist

Francisco Franco

Francisco Franco

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Elena Jordi

Elena Jordi

Self - Actress (voice) (archive footage)

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