Monte Grande: What is Life?

Monte Grande: What is Life? (2005)

January 18th, 20051h 20min

Documentary
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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.


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