

The Century of the Self
2002 · TV · 1 season · 4 episodes
DocumentaryWar
"A secret history of the 20th century."
Overview
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.
Ratings
TMDB
8.5/10
Key crew
- Adam CurtisWriter
- Adam CurtisCreator
Cast
- 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)
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