The Century of the Self

8.5200258 min1 Seasons

DocumentaryWar & Politics

Created by: Adam Curtis

“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.