Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon
"There's no beauty without the wound"
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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1h 32m
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DirectorJohn Maybury
WriterJohn Maybury
CinematographyJohn Mathieson
ComposerRyuichi Sakamoto
EditorDaniel Goddard
Production DesignAlan MacDonald
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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
Ulla Larson-Styles
Parisian Art World
Anita Pallenberg
Casino
Mark Umbers
PC Denham
R
Richard Newbould
Blonde Billy
A
Ariel de Ravenel
French Official
T
Tallulah
Ian Board
A
Andy Linden
Ken Bidwell
David Kennedy
Joe Furneval
