Adam Curtis

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British documentary filmmaker known for BBC essayistic films that blend archival footage and narration to explore power, politics and psychology.

Worked for the BBC and created long-form documentaries including The Century of the Self and The Power of Nightmares.

A single enthusiastic review highlights Adam Curtis's The Century of the Self as an eye-opening documentary that links psychoanalysis, Edward Bernays and the engineering of consent to the rise of consumer society. The reviewer recommends the film as essential viewing for understanding modern social formation and media-driven control.