The Century of the Self (2002)

The Century of the Self tells the untold and sometimes controversial story of the growth of the mass-consumer society. How was the all-consuming self created, by whom, and in whose interests? (Includes all parts of this multi-part series.)

Filmmaker Adam Curtis has also directed

The Power of Nightmares (2004), The Trap (2007), All Watched Over by Machines of Love and Grace (2011)

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