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Maya

Maya

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Status

Released

Release Date

Dec 9, 1949

Runtime

1h 18m

Genres

Drama

User Score

56%

Original Title

Maya

Production Companies

Izarran

Director

Raymond Bernard

Description

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.