From my blog archive 2007..
Adam Curtis..
http://www.mutanteggplant.com/vitro-nasu/2007/07/25/trap-adam-curtis/
Fung Lin Hall
The Century of the Self (2002). Adam Curtis.
http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/the-century-of-the-self/
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.
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 Freud's 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.
Freud's 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 Freud's 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.
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
Freud's ideas to manipulate the masses.
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