The Voice of Thaïs

The Voice of Thaïs

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

6.7
2022
1h 26m
HD
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.

Top Cast

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Clara Mingueza

Self - Actress & Narrator (voice)

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Jordi Valmaña

Self - Barcelona Cemeteries Former Director

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Jessica Cusano

Self - Film Scholar

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Xavier Albertí

Self - Art Director

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Josep Cunill

Self - Writer

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Jesús Calderer

Self - Mayor of Cercs

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Josep Noguera

Self - Historian

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Climent Vilella

Self - Relative

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