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    • Drama

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

    6.0(66)
    1h 32m
    1998-09-16
    EN

    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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    Cast

    Derek Jacobi image
    Francis BaconDerek Jacobi
    Daniel Craig image
    George DyerDaniel Craig
    Tilda Swinton image
    Muriel BelcherTilda Swinton
    Anne Lambton image
    Isabel RawsthorneAnne Lambton
    Adrian Scarborough image
    Daniel FarsonAdrian Scarborough
    Karl Johnson image
    John DeakinKarl Johnson
    Annabel Brooks image
    Henrietta MoreasAnnabel Brooks
    Ulla Larson-Styles image
    Parisian Art WorldUlla Larson-Styles
    Anita Pallenberg image
    CasinoAnita Pallenberg
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    PC DenhamMark Umbers
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    Blonde BillyRichard Newbould
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    French OfficialAriel de Ravenel
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    Ian BoardTallulah
    Andy Linden image
    Ken BidwellAndy Linden
    David Kennedy image
    Joe FurnevalDavid Kennedy
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    Volker DixGary Hume
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    Brighton Rent BoysDamian Dibben
    Antony Cotton image
    Brighton Rent BoysAntony Cotton
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    London Rent BoyAnthony Ryding
    Christian Martin image
    Bell-HopChristian Martin

    Details

    Status
    Released
    Production Companies
    BBC Film, BFI, Arts Council of England, Première Heure, Uplink, Partners In Crime Films
    Tagline
    "There's no beauty without the wound"