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The Voice of Thaïs (2022)

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

Genre : Documentary, History

Runtime : 1H 26M

Director : David Casals-Roma

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Clara Mingueza
Clara Mingueza
Self - Actress / Narrator
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)

Crews

David Casals-Roma
David Casals-Roma
Director
David Casals-Roma
David Casals-Roma
Producer
David Casals-Roma
David Casals-Roma
Writer
Àlex Viñals
Àlex Viñals
Color Grading
Òscar Manyoses
Òscar Manyoses
Visual Effects
Cristina Barceló
Cristina Barceló
Original Music Composer
David Casals-Roma
David Casals-Roma
Editor
Barbara Zecchi
Barbara Zecchi
Executive Producer
Melissa Dimeglio
Melissa Dimeglio
Executive Producer
Mercè de Vega Ros
Mercè de Vega Ros
Executive Producer
Rick Clingerman
Rick Clingerman
Executive Producer
David Casals-Roma
David Casals-Roma
Executive Producer
Imma Brustenga
Imma Brustenga
Associate Producer
Laura Gimena
Laura Gimena
Associate Producer
Andrés Vitarelli
Andrés Vitarelli
Associate Producer
Geoffrey Dimeglio
Geoffrey Dimeglio
Associate Producer
José Miguel Sánchez Corros
José Miguel Sánchez Corros
Associate Producer
Fernando Leal
Fernando Leal
Associate Producer
Gonzalo Roy Viladrich
Gonzalo Roy Viladrich
Associate Producer
David Casals-Roma
David Casals-Roma
Director of Photography
Sonia Marill
Sonia Marill
Additional Photography
Gerard Satorra
Gerard Satorra
Additional Photography
David Casals-Roma
David Casals-Roma
Sound Recordist
Maximiliano Martínez
Maximiliano Martínez
Sound Recordist
Pau Oró
Pau Oró
Art Direction
Tristan Eckerson
Tristan Eckerson
Original Music Composer
David Casals-Roma
David Casals-Roma
Sound Designer
Marc Miranda
Marc Miranda
Sound Editor
Marc Miranda
Marc Miranda
Sound Mixer
David Casals-Roma
David Casals-Roma
Researcher

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