The Century of the Self (Episode 2: The Engineering of Consent): the use of psychoanalysis as tool for social control
Adam Curtis, “The Century of the Self (Episode 2: The Engineering of Consent)” (2002) This
Coriolanus: an examination of a simple man and his place in a duplicitous and corrupt society
Ralph Fiennes, “Coriolanus” (2011) When I was 28 years of age, a mysterious Shakespeare-reading frenzy seized
Kony 2012: is this film astroturfing for a US invasion of eastern Africa?
Jason Russell, “Kony 2012” (2012) Having heard about nothing else but this 30-minute feature going
French and French-language Films
Le Voyage dans la Lune: delightful and charming film about space travel
Georges Méliès, “Le Voyage dans la Lune” (1902) Delightful short film, the first science fiction
The Century of the Self (Episode 1: Happiness Machines): the rise of consumerism, passivity and other anti-democratic forces
Adam Curtis, “The Century of the Self (Episode 1: Happiness Machines)” (2002) Finally after much
Provincial School (dir. Ivan Maximov): freaky school where the pupils get the better of the teacher
Ivan Maximov, “Provincial School” (1992) Amusing little animated short, running at under five minutes, about
A Separation: snapshot of how people survive under grinding pressure in a police state
Asghar Farhadi, “A Separation / Jodái-e Náder az Simin” (2011) A tragic story about how
French and French-language Films
Les Vampires (Part 5: L’évasion du Mort): film shows corruption at the heart of Parisian society
Louis Feuillade, “Les Vampires (Part 5: L’évasion du Mort)” (1916) This time in the serial,
French and French-language Films
Les Vampires (Part 2: La Bague qui tue / Part 4: Le Spectre): microcosm of public paranoia and terror
Louis Feuillade, “Les Vampires (Part 2: La Bague qui tue)” (1915), “Les Vampires (Part 4:
French and French-language Films
Les Vampires (Part 1: La tête coupée): enthralling early crime drama serial about a sinister gang of criminals
Louis Feuillade, “Les Vampires (Part 1: La tête coupée)” (1915) First episode in a ten-part