
Monte Grande: What is Life? 2005
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.
Director: Franz Reichle
Cast

Heinz von Foerster
Self

Tenzin Gyatso
Self
Amy Cohen Varela
Self

Humberto Maturana
Self

Leonor Varela
Self
Francisco Varela
Self
Leonor Palma
Self