Monte Grande: What is Life? (movie)

Monte Grande: What is Life? (movie)

  • User score: 9
  • Production country: Switzerland
  • Producer: Franz Reichle
  • Production companies: T&C Film, Teleclub AG, SRF
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release date: 1/18/2005
  • Run time: 80 min.

Movie description

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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Heinz von Foerster

Heinz von Foerster

Role(s): Self

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Tenzin Gyatso

Tenzin Gyatso

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Amy Cohen Varela

Amy Cohen Varela

Role(s): Self

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Humberto Maturana

Humberto Maturana

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Leonor Varela

Leonor Varela

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