The Century of the Self (2002) – Trailer & Where to Watch

Name: The Century of the Self
Rating: 8.4

TV SERIES ★ 8.4/10 2002 1 season DocumentaryWar & Politics

“A secret history of the 20th century.”

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.

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Cast

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)