The Century of the Self
★ 8.4·2002·1 season·4 episodes·Documentary and War & Politics
A secret history of the 20th century.
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Overview
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.
- Network
- BBC Two
- Original language
- English
- Status
- Ended (Mar 17, 2002)
Seasons and episodes
Cast
12 people
Adam CurtisNarrator
Anne BernaysHerself- MBMartin BergmannHimself
Robert ReichHimself
Edward L. BernaysHimself (archive footage)
Sigmund FreudHimself (archive footage)- AFAnna FreudThemselves (archive footage)
Wilhelm ReichHimself (archive footage)
Tony BlairHimself (archive footage)
Margaret ThatcherHerself (archive footage)
Bill ClintonHimself (archive footage)
Ronald ReaganHimself (archive footage)
