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

09/16/1998 (GB) • 1h 32m

Drama

There's no beauty without the wound

Overview

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.

Top Billed Cast

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


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

new love

loss of loved one

arts

artists' life

painter

lgbt

gay theme

gay artist

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