
The Century of the Self
Documentary·War & Politics·2002·1 Seasons
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.
Starring: Adam Curtis,Anne Bernays,Martin Bergmann,Robert Reich
Episodes
Miniseries
S01 | E01
Happiness Machines
2002-03-17

S01 | E02
The Engineering of Consent
2002-03-24

S01 | E03
There Is a Policeman Inside All Our Heads. He Must Be Destroyed
2002-03-31

S01 | E04
Eight People Sipping Wine in Kettering
2002-04-07
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)









