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

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

1998
1h 32m
6.0

6.0/10

68 votes • View on IMDb
Drama

"There's no beauty without the wound"

Overview

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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Production Information

Production Companies
BBC Film BFI Arts Council of England Première Heure Uplink Partners In Crime Films
Production Countries
United Kingdom France Japan
Spoken Languages
French English

Keywords

new love loss of loved one arts artists' life painter biography lgbt gay theme gay artist

Quick Facts

Release Date September 16, 1998
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0119577
Website Visit Site

Cast

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

Richard Newbould
Richard Newbould

Blonde Billy

Ariel de Ravenel
Ariel de Ravenel

French Official

Key Crew

John Maybury
Director
John Maybury
Screenplay
Frances-Anne Solomon
Executive Producer
Chiara Menage
Producer
Patrice Haddad
Executive Producer
Ben Gibson
Executive Producer
Takashi Asai
Executive Producer