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