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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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