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Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon
“There's no beauty without the wound”
6.0 / 10• 1998• 1h 32m•NR• English
Drama
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Derek Jacobi
Francis Bacon
Lead
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
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. John Maybury's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
