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.
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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