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Monte Grande: What is Life?

01/18/2005

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1hr 20min

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Documentary

STORY

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 & CREW

    Cast

  • Heinz von Foerster
  • Tenzin Gyatso
  • Amy Cohen Varela
  • Humberto Maturana
  • Leonor Varela

    Director

  • Paul Riniker

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • T&C Film
  • Teleclub AG
  • SRF

    Production Countries

  • Switzerland

LANGUAGES

  • English
  • French
  • German
  • Spanish

Cast

Heinz von Foerster

Self

Tenzin Gyatso

Self

Amy Cohen Varela

Self

Humberto Maturana

Self

Leonor Varela

Self

Francisco Varela

Self

Leonor Palma

Self

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