

The Century of the Self
2002-03-17 · 58 min / episode · ★ 8.4
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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- Adam Curtis
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- RDF Media, BBC
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- United Kingdom
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Adam CurtisNarrator
Anne BernaysSelf
Robert ReichSelf
Edward L. BernaysSelf (archive footage)
Sigmund FreudSelf (archive footage)
Wilhelm ReichSelf (archive footage)
Tony BlairSelf (archive footage)
Margaret ThatcherSelf (archive footage)
Bill ClintonSelf (archive footage)
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