Basic Info
First Air: March 17, 2002
Rating: ⭐ 8.5/10 (114 votes)
Status: Ended
Seasons & Episodes
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 4
Last Episode
Name: Eight People Sipping Wine in Kettering
Season: 1, Episode: 4
Air Date: 2002-04-07
Runtime: 58 min
How both the Labour Party in Britain and the Democrats in America have sought to gain power through use of the focus group, invented by psychoanalysts to fulfil desires of the inner self.
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Century of the Self (Trailer) - Adam Curtis (2002) (YouTube)
The Century of the Self
2002
1 seasons
4 episodes
⭐ 8.5/10
114 votes
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.
Genres
Documentary
War & Politics
Production Countries
- United Kingdom
Spoken Languages
- English en
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Cast
Adam Curtis
Narrator
Anne Bernays
Self
Martin Bergmann
Self
Robert Reich
Self
Edward L. Bernays
Self (archive footage)
Sigmund Freud
Self (archive footage)
Anna Freud
Self (archive footage)
Wilhelm Reich
Self (archive footage)
Tony Blair
Self (archive footage)
Margaret Thatcher
Self (archive footage)
Bill Clinton
Self (archive footage)
Ronald Reagan
Self (archive footage)
Crew
Adam Curtis
Producer
Adam Curtis
Writer
Stephen Lambert
Executive Producer
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