Movie

Monte Grande: What is Life?

★ 9/10 · 2 votes 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.

Cast

Heinz von Foerster Self Tenzin Gyatso Self A Amy Cohen Varela Self Humberto Maturana Self Leonor Varela Self F Francisco Varela Self