CinemaOSMovie · 1998 · 1h 32m

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

There's no beauty without the wound

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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.

Directed byJohn Maybury

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 32m
Language
EN
Released
September 16, 1998
Studios
BBC FilmBFIArts Council of England

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Love Is the Devil (1998) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p]

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Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
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

Creative team
Directed by
John Maybury
John Maybury
Written by
John Maybury
John Maybury
Produced by
Chiara Menage

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