Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon
There's no beauty without the wound
September 16, 1998
92 min
✓ Released 10064 days ago
Drama
6.0
User Score
68 votes
About
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.
Movie Info
Status: Released
Director: John Maybury
Runtime: 92 min
Top 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
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