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

6 1998 John Maybury 1h 32m
Drama
Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon

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.

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
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