Passionate Summer (1956 film)

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

Its basis is the play Island of Goats, written by Ugo Betti.

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.

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".

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