Maya
78 mins
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.
Françoise Hornez
Fifine
Jane Morlet
La vieille
Yette Lucas
La bouquetière
Bernard Amiot
(uncredited)
René Arrieu
Un marin de 'L'Albatros' (uncredited)
Marius David
(uncredited)
Jean Despeaux
Un marin (uncredited)
Benoîte Labb
Une fille du port (uncredited)
Jean Landier
(uncredited)
René Sauvaire
(uncredited)
Georges Sauval
Le patron du bistro (uncredited)
Edmond Tamiz
Un marin de 'L'Albatros' (uncredited)
Simon Gantillon
Scenario Writer
André Thomas
Director of Photography
Tony Aboyantz
Assistant Director
Olga Choumanski
Costume Design
Ralph Baum
Production Manager
Martine Guillou
Assistant Director
Serge Vallin
Assistant Director
Léon Barsacq
Production Design
Charlotte Guilbert
Editor
Simon Gantillon
Adaptation