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MONEY
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1 season · 4 episodes total · ~4 per season.
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The Century of the Self
2002 1 seasons · 4 eps English
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MASTERPIECE
★8.5TMDB · 125
DocumentaryWar & Politics
Synopsis
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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.
“A secret history of the 20th century.”
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Cast
Adam Curtis
Narrator
Anne Bernays
Self
Martin Bergmann
Self
Robert Reich
Self
Edward L. Bernays
Self (archive footage)
Sigmund Freud
Self (archive footage)
Anna Freud
Self (archive footage)
Wilhelm Reich
Self (archive footage)
Created by
Adam Curtis
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RUNTIME
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Short-form: under 10 episodes, so binge-completable in a weekend.
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RUNTIME
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Roughly 4 hours end-to-end — 1 full workdays of television.
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ERA
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Premiered 2002 and has since ended.
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WILD
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TMDB status: "Ended".
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CINEMA
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Show type: Miniseries.
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CAST
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Created by Adam Curtis.
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DIRECTOR
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Airs on BBC Two.
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The technical file
- Seasons
- 1
- Total episodes
- 4
- Avg episode length
- 58 min
- Premiered
- 2002-03-17
- Last aired
- 2002-04-07
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United Kingdom
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