The Century of the Self(2002)

series - first aired/released 2002-03-17 - audience 8.5

Directed by Adam Curtis

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.