What Would Sophia Loren Do?

Yes, Nancy Kulik, an Italian-American idolizes Sophia Loren, but not in a nutty way, and not because she has no life of her own. Mrs. Kulik actually has had a very busy, fulfilling life, complete with an important job, a loving husband, four kids and grandchildren. Through it all, though, she would ask herself what Sophia Loren would do in certain situations she encountered. Later in the film, she gets to meet Sophia Loren, too, and talk to her about their lives.

This could have been a totally charming short film, with some sad moments, but it was wrecked with the showing of the gang rape scene from the movie "Two Women". Totally wrecked. I fast-forwarded through those scenes and then only had partial interest in the film until the end. Whoever decided to include that movie clip in such a warm, fun film made a big, big mistake.

A simple story about a grandmother whose idol is Sophia Loren. Now, in her autumn years, the grandmother keeps referring to Loren for guidance in her day to day problems. She tries to imagine what an obviously younger Sophia Loren would do. In this way, she is able to keep some of her youth in the fire. It would appear as if an older adult cannot come to the same conclusion as a very young Sophia Loren. Loren, to say the least, was an opportunist, who married much older and fatter Carlo Ponti. I am very sure there were several young men in Loren's life that were far better looking and had much better physiques. But that was not what she was looking for. She was looking for stardom, and found it under Ponti. I am not sure grandma would be doing the same thing.

A very nice, entertaining documentary that at first glance has nothing to do with Sophia Loren - but rather with an old lady who tells about her life. A life that is very similar to Sophia Loren. Still not very informative and superficial.

Well done story about an Italian mom. Some reviews here miss the point entirely. Nancy is way more interesting than Loren is. Otherwise why watch it. A real story of a real life. While Loren is a true star and has way more class and character than the fools that are stars today, Nancy's story really moved me. Well worth 30 minutes.

Wow, I found that really emotional how an Italian lady looked to Sophia Loren to guide her through her & her families life. I'm really glad that I've seen all the films which they discussed during this little documentary too and I'm sure that made it more relatable. Could have easily been made to be longer, but ultimately it's beautiful for being just exactly what it is.