The Century of the Self (2002)

Directed by

Adam Curtis

Genre

documentary television program

Country

United Kingdom

Length

1 season, 4 episodes

Rating

8.5 of 10 from 121 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary series explores how the ideas of Sigmund Freud were used by governments and corporations to influence public opinion and manage mass democracy. It focuses on figures like Edward Bernays who applied psychological techniques to manipulate consumer behavior and political beliefs.

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What happens

The Century of the Self is a 2002 British television documentary series by filmmaker Adam Curtis. It focuses on the work of psychoanalysts Sigmund Freud and Anna Freud, and PR consultant Edward Bernays. In episode one, Curtis says, "This series is about how those in power have used Freud's theories to try and control the dangerous crowd in an age of mass democracy." (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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