The Century of the Self (2002)

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.

The Century of the Self

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Episodes season 1

  • 1x1

    Happiness machines

  • 1x2

    The engineering of consent

  • 1x3

    There is a policeman inside all our heads. he must be destroyed

  • 1x4

    Eight people sipping wine in kettering

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