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Monte Grande: What is Life?

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Monte Grande: What is Life?

9.0

1h 20m

2005

Synopsis

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.

Director

Franz Reichle

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Documentary

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Cast & Crew

Heinz von Foerster

Heinz von Foerster

as Self

Tenzin Gyatso

Tenzin Gyatso

as Self

Amy Cohen Varela

as Self

Humberto Maturana

Humberto Maturana

as Self

Leonor Varela

Leonor Varela

as Self

Francisco Varela

as Self

Leonor Palma

as Self

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