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Monte Grande: What is Life?
First aired on Jan 18, 2005
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Genres: 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.

Featured Cast: click image to view more
Heinz von Foerster | Self
Tenzin Gyatso | Self
Amy Cohen Varela | Self
Humberto Maturana | Self
Leonor Varela | Self
Francisco Varela | Self
Featured Crew
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Franz Reichle | Director
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Marcel Hoehn | Producer
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Paul Riniker | Producer
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Matthias Kälin | Director of Photography
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Franz Reichle | Director of Photography
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Franz Reichle | Editor