The Century of the Self

The Century of the Self
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Written by	Adam Curtis
Directed by	Adam Curtis
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of episodes	4
Production
Executive producer	Stephen Lambert
Producers	Adam Curtis Lucy Kelsall
Cinematography	David Barker William Sowerby
Running time	240 mins (in four parts)
Production companies	RDF Television BBC
Original release
Network	BBC Two
Release	2002 (2002)
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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.^[1] 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."