Monte Grande: What is Life?

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

Amy Cohen Varela

Self

Humberto Maturana

Self

Leonor Varela

Self

Francisco Varela

Self

Leonor Palma

Self

Crew

Matthias Kälin

Director of Photography

Franz Reichle

Director

Franz Reichle

Director of Photography

Marcel Hoehn

Producer

Franz Reichle

Editor

Patrick Storck

Sound Editor

Paul Riniker

Producer

Franz Reichle

Screenplay

Franz Reichle

Sound Mixer

Sandra Gisler

Executive Producer

Clips & Videos

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