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.
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]
References
- Newspapers.com.
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External links
- Passionate Summer at IMDb
- Profile at Unifilm
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