The Century of the Self

*The Century of the Self*
The Century of the Self
	Title screen
Written by	Adam Curtis
Directed by	Adam Curtis
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of episodes	4
Production
Executive producer	Stephen Lambert
Producers	Adam Curtis; Lucy Kelsall;
Cinematography	David Barker; William Sowerby;
Running time	240 mins (in four parts)
Production companies	RDF Television; BBC;
Original release
Network	BBC Two
Release	17 March –; 7 April 2002

The Century of the Self is a 2002 British television documentary series by filmmaker Adam Curtis. It focuses on the work of psychoanalysts Sigmund Freud and Anna Freud, and PR consultant Edward Bernays. In episode one, Curtis says, "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."