Monte Grande: What is Life?

Monte Grande: What is Life?

2005 de 80 minutes

Rating: 9

Plot

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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Cast

Heinz von Foerster

Heinz von Foerster

Self

Tenzin Gyatso

Tenzin Gyatso

Self

Amy Cohen Varela

Amy Cohen Varela

Self

Humberto Maturana

Humberto Maturana

Self

Leonor Varela

Leonor Varela

Self

Francisco Varela

Francisco Varela

Self

Leonor Palma

Leonor Palma

Self

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