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The Century of the Self

Sociopolitical Documentary hosted by Adam Curtis, published by BBC in 2002 - English narration


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This series is about how those in power have used Freuds theories to try and control the dangerous crowd in an age of mass democracy. Sigmund Freud, the founder of psychoanalysis, changed the perception of the human mind and its workings profoundly.
His influence on the 20th century is widely regarded as massive. The documentary describes the impact of Freuds theories on the perception of the human mind, and the ways public relations agencies and politicians have used this during the last 100 years for their engineering of consent. Among the main characters are Freud himself and his nephew Edward Bernays, who was the first to use psychological techniques in advertising. He is often seen as the father of the public relations industry.
Freuds daughter Anna Freud, a pioneer of child psychology, is mentioned in the second part, as well as Wilhelm Reich, one of the main opponents of Freuds theories. Along these general themes, The Century of the Self asks deeper questions about the roots and methods of modern consumerism, representative democracy and its implications. It also questions the modern way we see ourselves, the attitude to fashion and superficiality.


1) Happiness Machines
Part one documents the story of the relationship between Sigmund Freud and his American nephew, Edward Bernays who invented Public Relations in the 1920s, being the first person to take Freuds ideas to manipulate the masses.

2) The Engineering of Consent
Part two explores how those in power in post-war America used Freuds ideas about the unconscious mind to try and control the masses. Politicians and planners came to believe Freuds underlying premise that deep within all human beings were dangerous and irrational desires.

3) Policeman Inside All Our Heads
In the 1960s, a radical group of psychotherapists challenged the influence of Freudian ideas, which lead to the creation of a new political movement that sought to create new people, free of the psychological conformity that had been implanted in peoples minds by business and politics.

4) Eight People Sipping Wine in Kettering
This episode explains how politicians turned to the same techniques used by business in order to read and manipulate the inner desires of the masses. Both New Labor with Tony Blair and the Democrats led by Bill Clinton, used the focus group which had been invented by psychoanalysts in order to regain power.

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* Video Codec: x264 CABAC High@L3.0
* Video Bitrate: ~1798 Kbps (CRF 20)
* Video Aspect Ratio: 4:3
* Video Resolution: 640x480
* Framerate: 29.970 fps
* Audio Codec: AAC-LC (Nero)
* Audio Quality: 0.50 48KHz (~140 Kbps)
* Audio Channels: 2
* Run-Time: ~59mn (Each)
* Number of Parts: 4
* Part Size: ~802 MiB (Each)
* Container: MP4
* Released: 2002
* Source: DVD (Provided by the Internet Archive)
* Encoder: KarMa
* Subtitles: English and French subtitles merged in the MP4



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1) Further Information
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Century_of_the_Self

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