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.
Directed by Raymond Bernard
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Cast
Viviane Romance
Bella dite Maya
Jean-Pierre Grenier
Jean
Marcel Dalio
Le steward
Jacques Castelot
Ernest
Georges Douking
Un soultier
Valéry Inkijinoff
Cachemire
Fréhel
Notre Mère
Zina d'Harcourt
Petit
Georges Vitray
Le commandant
Maurice Régamey
Michel
Max Dalban
Le gros homme
Françoise Hornez
Fifine
Philippe Nicaud
Albert
Jane Morlet
La vieille
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