• 2002
  • 59m
The Century of the Self

Summary A documentary about the rise of psychoanalysis as a powerful means of persuasion for both governments and corporations. View more details

  • 2002
  • 59m

The Century of the Self

Directed : Unknown

Written : Unknown

Stars : Adam Curtis Robert Reich Ann Bernays Alfred Pritz

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8.8

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Genres : Documentary

Release date : Mar 16, 2002

Countries of origin : United Kingdom

Official sites : BBC Four RDF Media

Language : English

Production companies : British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) RDF Media

Summary A documentary about the rise of psychoanalysis as a powerful means of persuasion for both governments and corporations. View more details

Details

Genres : Documentary

Release date : Mar 16, 2002

Countries of origin : United Kingdom

Official sites : BBC Four RDF Media

Language : English

Production companies : British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) RDF Media

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Episodes

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Episode 1 • Apr 28, 2002
Happiness Machines
The first episode of the series introduces us to Edward Bernuys, Sigmund Freud's American nephew, and his groundbreaking ideas on population control.
Episode 2 • Apr 29, 2002
The Engineering of Consent
Episode two looks into the theories of Edward Bernuys and Anna Freud, and how different organizations, CIA and corporate America included, applied them to society.
Episode 3 • Apr 30, 2002
There Is a Policeman Inside All Our Heads: He Must Be Destroyed
Part three addresses how the concepts established by Bernuys were re-assessed during the 1960s, and led to the creation of the "Me" generation in the USA.
Episode 4 • May 01, 2002
Eight People Sipping Wine in Kettering
The final chapter explains how contemporary politicians on both sides of the Atlantic adopted and applied the ideas and techniques studied in this series.
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