Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon (1998)
Synopsis
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.
Release Date: 1998-09-16
Runtime: 92 minutes
Director: John Maybury
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- Derek Jacobi as Francis Bacon
- Daniel Craig as George Dyer
- Tilda Swinton as Muriel Belcher
- Anne Lambton as Isabel Rawsthorne
- Adrian Scarborough as Daniel Farson
- Karl Johnson as John Deakin
- Annabel Brooks as Henrietta Moreas
- Ulla Larson-Styles as Parisian Art World
- Anita Pallenberg as Casino
- Mark Umbers as PC Denham
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