Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon (1998)
"There's no beauty without the wound"
Title: Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon
Original Title: Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon
Release Date: 1998-09-16
Status: Released
Rating: 6/10 (from 65 votes)
Language: EN
Genres: Drama
Production Companies: BBC Film
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
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
Maria Björnson
Duggie Fields
