I was only eight when I saw Little Women and I remember how taken I was by his beautiful voice, manners, looks. I felt Jo was very lucky to have found this man. For me their romance was almost as thrilling and deep a romance as Jane Eyre and Rochester. His singing made me love German lieder and I love this kind of singing to this day: over 60 years later. For me, Little Women and Summertime are his greatest roles.
IMDb is shutting down its board soon. I was reading some of my old posts, ten years ago and decided to post this one last time. Too bad they can't have the respect to archive the many excellent discussions that we had.

HELL Yasss!
This man was111c so hot.

Georgeous man!

Such a fine masterpiece of looks, talent and capability to handle any role, with his great looks and fluent baritone voice.
That Rossano was as perfect as they come, and he knew it, too. We need to give him some credit for modesty though, because it would have to be really next to impossible to pass up a mirror if you look that great.

This year I discovered another actor who exhibited the smoldering sex appeal & twinkling eyes of Brazzi. I watched Under the Tuscan Sun for the first time & discovered Vincent Riotta in the role Martini. He doesn't actually become the love interest, so it his obvious restraint & occasional revelations of the underlying feelings that are so sexy. I've outlined more observations on Riotta's IMDb message board, to which Vince kindly replied in person! He also replied to email & we are friends on Facebookunusually accessible. He recently portrayed the Italian prosecutor in The Amanda Knox Story on Lifetime, & is in The Hour on BBC. Except for his piercing eyes, Vincent doesn't truly look like Brazzi, but there is a passion that is the essence of Brazzi that Vincent captured very well as Martini in Tuscan Sun.

I came on here to say the same thing, what a hottie.

He was a very very good looking man.
The Divine Genealogy Goddess

we r so so lucky to have him immortalized on film
just melting
so so need 2 c more of him
papillonner autour d'une femme
it was a different world
what it is, is, is what it is

My father was heavily involved in Italian cultural affairs in Philadelphia and he and my mother met Rossano Brazzi here in Philly back in the late 60s or early 70s, I believe it was. My mother, who usually didn't go gaga over celebrities or movie stars, was totally charmed by him and couldn't help gushing about how handsome he was! She had a picture taken with him, which unfortunately has been lost after so many years. It's sad and happy to think of this now that both mom and dad have passed on.
Qui conduisait la voiture?"

Yes, he is an excellent actor and very charming man. You probably mean "The Story of Tosca" (1941).

He was breath-takingly gorgeous. Hands down
Six inches is perfectly adequate; more is vulgar!' (Prime of Miss Jean Brodie Re: An open window).

How can you not fall in love with Rossano Brazzi!
I love the "continental lover" types of yesteryear (Louis Jourdan and Charles Boyer as well
) You really don't see that anymore, romantic men, romantic movies!
"Words have no power to impress the mind without the exquisite horror of their reality."

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He was great in The Barefoot Contessa. VERY handsome and I loved the way he said his name.Count Vincenzo Torlato-Favrini

Well, I love them both, but cannot say he's more beautiful than Olivia, even by a nose.
Howeverlook at them. I was shocked when I just read that she is older. Never would I have thought that. Now, granted, they were born the same year, but I would have said she was significantly younger.
Still, they are both eye candy!
P.S. The
entire
movie is an ode to the house of Dior!!!

I did finally watch this movietwice. He was great in it. A good story, also.
Darla
"At the beginning of the evening, I was in the hallway. I know because I was there." Wadsworth

you should watch Summer Madness with Katharine Hepburn, is a fantastic romantic story

Ditto to all of these comments. He is only 39 in Summertime, about ten years younger than Katharine Hepbur2000n, but they make the screen melt.
There is no one like him in movies today. I can't think of one!

Check him out in The Barefoot Contessa, with Ava Gardner. Lookswise, they were on an equal footing, but he's still gorgeous all the same. Looooooove him in Summertime the best, though!

I absolutely SWOON over this man when I see one of his movies.it's his looks and his accent! So suave, too - you can't call many modern movie actors that.

He was great with June Allyson in "Little1354 Women".

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Ah, Rossano Brazzi. That voice, that accent, those eyes, just everything! Absolutely he oozed sex out of every pore. It is too bad we don't have actors like this in the movies anymore. Clark Gable and Errol Flynn belong in this category, too. The actors these days don't have the charisma or the looks. Compare Brad Pitt to Rossano Brazzi. Brad, hang your head in shame. You're not even close.

he really conveys sexual heat
so right! i'm watching summertime right now and the first scene he's in when he's staring at katherine hepburn. i swear sex is oozing out of every one of his pores! rarely have i seen such a charisma that it literally comes through the screen. other actors are certainly good looking, but few have this. steve mcqueen did too.
so incredibly gorgeous is an understatement for this man. can't wait to watch his other movies.