The Century of the Self (2002)
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.
The Century of the SelfDocumentary, War & Politics
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)
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