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

"There's no beauty without the wound"

6.1 September 16, 1998 1h 32m Released
Drama

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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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

    Richard Newbould

    Blonde Billy

  • Ariel de Ravenel

    Ariel de Ravenel

    French Official

  • Tallulah

    Tallulah

    Ian Board

  • Andy Linden

    Andy Linden

    Ken Bidwell

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