The Century of the Self
17/03/2002
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.
Documentary
War & Politics
TV Show Information
Adam Curtis
as Narrator
Anne Bernays
as Self
Martin Bergmann
as Self
Robert Reich
as Self
Edward L. Bernays
as Self (archive footage)
Sigmund Freud
as Self (archive footage)
Anna Freud
as Self (archive footage)
Wilhelm Reich
as Self (archive footage)
Tony Blair
as Self (archive footage)
Margaret Thatcher
as Self (archive footage)
Bill Clinton
as Self (archive footage)
Ronald Reagan
as Self (archive footage)
