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Maya (1949)

Maya (1949)

Drama
Release Date: 1949, December 9
Directors: Raymond Bernard
Countries: France
Production: Izarran
Cast: Marcel Dalio, Valéry Inkijinoff, Dominique Davray, Robert Hossein, Philippe Nicaud, Daniel Ceccaldi, Teddy Bilis, Louis Seigner, René Arrieu, Jean Landier, Georges Douking, Jacques Castelot

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.