Century of Self (4 parts, 240 mins)

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Adam Curtis' acclaimed documentary series examines the rise of the all-consuming self against the backdrop of the Freud dynasty. To many in both politics and business, the triumph of the self is the ultimate expression of democracy, where power has finally moved to the people. Certainly the people may feel they are in charge, but are they really? This video tells the untold and often deeply controversial story of the growth of the mass-consumer society in Britain and the United States. How was the all-consuming self created, by whom, and in whose interests?

 

Episode One: Happiness Machines

 

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Episode Two: The Engineering of Consent

 

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Episode Three: There Is a Policeman Inside All Our Heads

 

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Episode Four: Eight People Sipping Wine in Kettering