Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon

Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon (1998)

There's no beauty without the wound

In the 1960s, British painter Francis Bacon surprises a burglar and invites him to share his bed. The burglar, a working class man named George Dyer, accepts. After the unique beginning to their love affair, the well-connected and volatile artist assimilates Dyer into his circle of eccentric friends, as Dyer's struggle with addiction strains their bond.

Date of release
1998-09-16
TMDB
6.1 / 10 (74)
Runtime
1h 32m
Genres
Drama
Director
John Maybury

Casting

  • Derek Jacobi — Francis Bacon
  • Daniel Craig — George Dyer
  • Tilda Swinton — Muriel Belcher
  • Anne Lambton — Isabel Rawsthorne
  • Adrian Scarborough — Daniel Farson
  • Karl Johnson — John Deakin
  • Annabel Brooks — Henrietta Moreas
  • Ulla Larson-Styles — Parisian Art World
  • Anita Pallenberg — Casino
  • Mark Umbers — PC Denham
  • Richard Newbould — Blonde Billy
  • Ariel de Ravenel — French Official

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