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

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Directed by

Adam Curtis

Starring

Adam Curtis
Narrator / ... 1 episode, 2002

Robert Reich
Self 2 episodes, 2002

Celeste Holm
Self 1 episode, 2002

E. Howard Hunt
Self 1 episode, 2002

Larry Tye
Self - journalist, Boston Globe 1 episode, 2002

Tony Blair
Self

Bill Clinton
Self

Wilhelm Reich
Self

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

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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."