Maya

Overview

Based on a venerable Legend of the Sea, the story concerns a pliable prostitute named Bella (Romance) who is all things to all men. No matter what sort of woman her client wants, she will become that woman -- at least for the night. When a middle-aged man named Jean insists that Bella is his long-lost sweetheart, she plays along, hoping to escape her sordid lifestyle. The emotional tragedy that follows is meant to explain how Bella became "Maya," the living embodiment of Lost Souls.

Directed by Raymond Bernard

Top cast

Viviane Romance

Bella dite Maya

J

Jean-Pierre Grenier

Jean

Marcel Dalio

Le steward

Jacques Castelot

Ernest

Georges Douking

Un soultier

Valéry Inkijinoff

Cachemire

Fréhel

Notre Mère

Zina d'Harcourt

Petit

Georges Vitray

Le commandant

Maurice Régamey

Michel

Max Dalban

Le gros homme

F

Françoise Hornez

Fifine

Philippe Nicaud

Albert

J

Jane Morlet

La vieille

Marthe Sarbel

La logeuse

X

Xénia Monty

Y

Yette Lucas

La bouquetière

L

Lina Roxa

H

Heddy Miller

Judith Magre

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