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The Century of the Self 

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

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Adam Curtis ...  Narrator / ... 4 episodes, 2002
Ann Bernays Ann Bernays ...  Herself / ... 2 episodes, 2002
Robert Reich ...  Himself 2 episodes, 2002
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A documentary about the rise of psychoanalysis as a powerful means of persuasion for both governments and corporations.

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BBC Four [UK] | RDF Media

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UK

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English

Release Date:

17 March 2002 (UK) See more »

Also Known As:

Century of Self See more »

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Quotes

Edward Bernays: And everybody was happy.
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Connections

Featured in Stare Into the Lights My Pretties (2017) See more »

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An Analysis of the battle of good vs evil since the Adam and Eve
1 September 2005 | by blkm1nycSee all my reviews

I am going to buy this movie on DVD as soon as I can get it.

It tells of the battle of good and evil not in abstract terms but in concrete facts.

It tells of one group of people who see human beings as basically weak and must be controlled.

Another group of people see human beings as basically good and that society must work to bring out the best in humanity.

Then there is the group (the DEVIL - male and female) - the greedy, power hungry, slime balls that coop the good nature of the human being for profit and power.


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