Maya
Maya
Release: 1949-12-09
·Runtime: 78m
·★ 5.2
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.
Production Countries
France
Production Companies
Izarran
Cast
Viviane Romance
as Bella dite Maya
Marcel Dalio
as Le steward
Jacques Castelot
as Ernest
Georges Douking
as Un soultier
Valéry Inkijinoff
as Cachemire
Fréhel
as Notre Mère
Zina d'Harcourt
as Petit
Georges Vitray
as Le commandant
Maurice Régamey
as Michel
Max Dalban
as Le gros homme
Philippe Nicaud
as Albert
Marthe Sarbel
as La logeuse
Judith Magre
Jean Clarieux
as Le policier
Daniel Mendaille
as Le directeur du bureau de navigation
Teddy Bilis
as Le consommateur qui poursuit le steward
Olivier Mathot
Louis Seigner
as Le paysan
Daniel Ceccaldi
as Un serveur du bistrot (uncredited)
Dominique Davray
as Une entraîneuse qui danse (uncredited)
Robert Hossein
as Un témoin du meurtre qui n'a rien vu (uncredited)
Franck Maurice
as Un marin au chauffage du navire (uncredited)
Eugène Stuber
as Un soutier (uncredited)
Yvonne Yma
as La marchande de fleurs (uncredited)
