Monte Grande: What is Life?

9.0
2005
1h 20m
Released
Documentary

Documentary account of a man’s life in the face of imminent death – Francisco Varela's story told affectionately and gently, touchingly and astutely. Varela spent his life building bridges: between Western science and Eastern wisdom, neurobiology and philosophy, abstract theory and practical life. This film seeks to deconstructs the prevailing division between science and art.

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Director: Franz Reichle

Cast: Heinz von Foerster, Tenzin Gyatso, Amy Cohen Varela, Humberto Maturana, Leonor Varela, Francisco Varela, Leonor Palma

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