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Maya (1949)
Directed by Raymond Bernard
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.
Length 78 minutes
Actors
Viviane Romance | Jean-Pierre Grenier | Marcel Dalio | Jacques Castelot | Georges Douking | Valéry Inkijinoff | Fréhel | Zina d'Harcourt | Georges Vitray | Maurice Régamey | Max Dalban | Françoise Hornez | Philippe Nicaud | Jane Morlet | Marthe Sarbel | Xénia Monty | Yette Lucas | Lina Roxa | Heddy Miller | Judith Magre | Cora Lavid | Christiane Mayo | Jean Clarieux | Daniel Mendaille | Jean-Jacques Rouff | Teddy Bilis | Olivier Mathot | Louis Seigner | Bernard Amiot | René Arrieu | Daniel Ceccaldi | Marius David | Dominique Davray | Jean Despeaux | Robert Hossein | Benoîte Labb | Jean Landier | Franck Maurice | René Sauvaire | Georges Sauval | Eugène Stuber | Edmond Tamiz | Yvonne Yma