The Century of the Self

Synopsis

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)