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

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

There's no beauty without the wound

1998•1h 32m•6.0/10
Drama

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6.0/10(68)

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.

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Production

BBC Film, BFI, Arts Council of England, Première Heure, Uplink, Partners In Crime Films

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Derek Jacobi

Derek Jacobi

Francis Bacon

Daniel Craig

Daniel Craig

George Dyer

Tilda Swinton

Tilda Swinton

Muriel Belcher

Anne Lambton

Anne Lambton

Isabel Rawsthorne

Adrian Scarborough

Adrian Scarborough

Daniel Farson

Karl Johnson

Karl Johnson

John Deakin

Annabel Brooks

Annabel Brooks

Henrietta Moreas

Ulla Larson-Styles

Ulla Larson-Styles

Parisian Art World

Anita Pallenberg

Anita Pallenberg

Casino

Mark Umbers

Mark Umbers

PC Denham

Richard Newbould

Blonde Billy

Ariel de Ravenel

French Official

Tallulah

Ian Board

Andy Linden

Andy Linden

Ken Bidwell

David Kennedy

David Kennedy

Joe Furneval

Gary Hume

Volker Dix

Damian Dibben

Brighton Rent Boys

Antony Cotton

Antony Cotton

Brighton Rent Boys

Anthony Ryding

London Rent Boy

Christian Martin

Christian Martin

Bell-Hop

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