
The Century of the Self
2002 Documentary, War & Politics 1 season
TMDB rating 8.4/10 Ended
The legacy of famed psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud informs the lives of people throughout the world even to this day, though it's a phenomenon to which most are unaware. The film is an exhaustive examination of his theories on human desire, and how they're applied to platforms such as advertising, consumerism and politics.
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TMDB rating 8.5/10
Cast and details
Adam CurtisNarrator
Anne BernaysSelf- Martin BergmannSelf
Robert ReichSelf
Edward L. BernaysSelf (archive footage)
Sigmund FreudSelf (archive footage)- Anna FreudSelf (archive footage)
Wilhelm ReichSelf (archive footage)
Tony BlairSelf (archive footage)
Margaret ThatcherSelf (archive footage)
Bill ClintonSelf (archive footage)
Ronald ReaganSelf (archive footage)
- Created by
- Adam Curtis
- Network
- BBC Two
- First aired
- Mar 17, 2002
- Latest episode
- Apr 7, 2002
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