Maya

Maya

78 mins | Drama | Dec. 9, 1949

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.

Maya

78 mins | Drama | Dec. 9, 1949

Maya
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.
Producers Izarran
Original title Maya
Directors Martine Guillou, Raymond Bernard, Tony Aboyantz, Serge Vallin
Writers Raymond Bernard, Simon Gantillon

Cast

Viviane Romance

as Bella dite Maya

Jean-Pierre Grenier

as Jean (as J.P. Grenier)

Marcel Dalio

as Le steward

Jacques Castelot

as Ernest

Georges Douking

as Un soultier (as Douking)

Valéry Inkijinoff

as Cachemire (as Inkijinoff)

Fréhel

as Notre Mère (as Frehel)

Zina d'Harcourt

as Petit