The Century of the Self (Century of Self) (2002)

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Directed by

Adam Curtis

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Adam Curtis
Narrator / ... 1 episode, 2002

Ann Bernays
Self / ... 2 episodes, 2002

Robert Reich
Self 2 episodes, 2002

Alfred Pritz
Self - President World Council for Psychotherapy 1 episode, 2002

Erzie Karolyi
Self 1 episode, 2002

Pat Jackson
Self - Public Relations Adviser 1 episode, 2002

Peter Strauss
Self - Employee of Bernays 1 episode, 2002

Peter Solomon
Self - Investment Banker Lehman Brothers 1 episode, 2002

Written by

Adam Curtis
(4 episodes, 2002)

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Description: Adam Curtis' acclaimed series examines the rise of the all-consuming self against the backdrop of the Freud dynasty. To many in both politics and business, the triumph of the self is the ultimate expression of democracy, where power has finally moved to the people. Certainly the people may feel they are in charge, but are they really? The Century of the Self tells the untold and sometimes controversial story of the growth of the mass-consumer society in Britain and the United States. How was the all-consuming self created, by whom, and in whose interests? The Freud dynasty is at the heart of this compelling social histor ... (more)

Release date: 17 March 2002

Tags: Documentary (1), Psychology (1), Capitalism (1), Sort (1), True Films 200 (1)

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" 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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" This documentary is about how through psychoanalytic methods, the ruling class influenced and continues to influence not only politics and social norms, but how we think and live our lives."