What a Life

Fausto Perbellini and Fausto Biasutti are middle-aged loners who strike up an unlikely friendship on account of their shared first name. Wanting to escape the hustle and bustle of Rome, they have a common goal: to live a frugal life in the countryside. After their relocation to Biasutti’s inherited house in the Friulian hills, they clumsily attempt to farm while trying to ingratiate themselves with the local folk. What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger, and Perbellini and Biasutti grow from their mistakes. They learn how to listen to nature, how to love, and how to build community with others. Ultimately, they win the greatest of all rewards: the gift of true friendship. Inspired by the novel Bouvard and Pécuchet by Gustave Flaubert.