Movielogr
Monte Grande: What is Life? (2005)
Directed by Franz Reichle
Overview
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.
Length 80 minutes
Actors
Heinz von Foerster | Tenzin Gyatso | Amy Cohen Varela | Humberto Maturana | Leonor Varela | Francisco Varela | Leonor Palma