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Adam Curtis

Films (mainly documentaries) directed by Adam Curtis

Russian and Soviet Films

The World Tomorrow (Episode 4: Nabeel Rajab, Alaa Abdal-Fattah): a lesson in how to be a human rights activist / revolutionary

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Julian Assange, “The World Tomorrow (Episode 4: Nabeel Rajab, Alaa Abdal-Fattah)” (Russia Today, 8 May 2012) In this episode, Assange interviews two human rights activist revolutionaries,…

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British Films

The Century of the Self (Episode 4: Eight People sipping Wine in Kettering): too much focus on politics, not enough on culture and society

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Adam Curtis, “The Century of the Self (Episode 4: Eight People sipping Wine in Kettering)” (2002) Final episode in this 4-part documentary series brings the penetration…

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British Films

The Century of the Self (Episode 3: There is a Policeman inside all Our Heads – He must be Destroyed): a stroll through an amusement park of curious cultural fads and trends

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Adam Curtis, “The Century of the Self (Episode 3: There is a Policeman inside all Our Heads – He must be Destroyed)” (2002) The third installment in Curtis’s…

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