The Voice of Thaïs

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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.

Cast: Clara Mingueza, Jordi Valmaña, Jessica Cusano, Xavier Albertí, Josep Cunill, more

Director: David Casals-Roma

Genres: Documentary, History

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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Angelina Vilella

Self - Relative

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Palmira González

Self - UB Emeritus Professor

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Irene Melé-Ballesteros

Self - PhD Candidate

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Barbara Zecchi

Self - Film Professor

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Jaume «Kap» Capdevila

Self - Cartoonist

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Marta Robert

Self - Relative

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Hélène Legrais

Self - Writer

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