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The Century of the Self

84 %|Mar 17, 2002|Documentary, War & Politics

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.

Lucy Kelsall
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Adam Curtis
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Adam Curtis
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Adam Curtis
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Stephen Lambert
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Cast

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Adam Curtis
Narrator
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Edward L. Bernays
Self (archive footage)
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Sigmund Freud
Self (archive footage)
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Anna Freud
Self (archive footage)
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Wilhelm Reich
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Tony Blair
Self (archive footage)
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Margaret Thatcher
Self (archive footage)
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Bill Clinton
Self (archive footage)
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Ronald Reagan
Self (archive footage)