The Voice of Thaïs backdrop

The Voice of Thaïs 2022 Directed by David Casals-Roma La voz de 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.

Country Spain
Production Country Spain
Language Spanish
Spoken Languages Catalan , French , Italian , Spanish
Gneres Documentary , History
Production Companies Eccit Films , Magical Media , Nayox Films
Release Date 9 June 2022
86 mins
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
Esteve Riambau Self - Catalonia Film Archive Director
Ramón Rubio Self - Film Curator
Julien Avet Self - Film Curator
Núria Cardona Self - Relative
Toni Cardona Self - Relative
Rosendo Pich Self - Tobacconist
Francisco Franco Self - Politician (archive footage)
Elena Jordi Self - Actress (voice) (archive footage)