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.
Cast
Marthe Sarbel
La logeuse
Jean Clarieux
Le policier
Olivier Mathot
Dominique Davray
Une entraîneuse qui danse (uncredited)
Marcel Dalio
Le steward
Georges Vitray
Le commandant
Maurice Régamey
Michel
Daniel Mendaille
Le directeur du bureau de navigation
Eugène Stuber
Un soutier (uncredited)
Yvonne Yma
La marchande de fleurs (uncredited)
Viviane Romance
Bella dite Maya
Fréhel
Notre Mère
Philippe Nicaud
Albert
Zina d'Harcourt
Petit
Louis Seigner
Le paysan
Robert Hossein
Un témoin du meurtre qui n'a rien vu (uncredited)
Valéry Inkijinoff
Cachemire
Edmond Tamiz
Un marin de 'L'Albatros' (uncredited)
Max Dalban
Le gros homme
Teddy Bilis
Le consommateur qui poursuit le steward
Franck Maurice
Un marin au chauffage du navire (uncredited)
Jacques Castelot
Ernest
Georges Douking
Un soultier
Judith Magre
Daniel Ceccaldi
Un serveur du bistrot (uncredited)