Passionate Summer (1956 film)

Passionate Summer (French: Les Possédées, Italian: L'isola delle capre) is a 1956 French-language, French-Italian film directed by Charles Brabant [fr].

Its basis is the play Island of Goats, written by Ugo Betti.^[1]

The premise is that three women who live on an island encounter a man, Angelo, and vie for his affections. He convinces the women to be angry at one another, and at some point they become angry at him.^[2]

Cast

• Dany Carrel (Sylvia)
• Magali Noël (Pia)
• Madeleine Robinson (Agatha)
• Raf Vallone
  • Wanda Hale of the New York Daily News described Vallone's character as a "lady-killer".^[3]

Reception

Philip K. Schuer of the Los Angeles Times wrote that the acting was "wonderfully realistic" and that it "remains mesmerizing".^[2]