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6.7 1h 26m

The Voice of Thaïs

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

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

  • 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

Overview

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.

Rating

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