Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon
- Released on
Drama
•- Runtime
- 92 mins
(66 votes)
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.
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
- Daniel Craig
- Tilda Swinton
- Anne Lambton
- Adrian Scarborough
- Karl Johnson
- Annabel Brooks
- Ulla Larson-Styles
- Anita Pallenberg
- Mark Umbers
- Richard Newbould
- Ariel de Ravenel
- Tallulah
- Andy Linden
- David Kennedy
- Gary Hume
- Damian Dibben
- Antony Cotton
- Anthony Ryding
- Christian Martin
- Ray Olley
- Wesley Morgan
- Nigel Travis
- Eddie Kerr
- George Clarke
- David Windle
- William Hoyland
- Hamish Bowles
- Jibby Beane
- Gentuca Bini
- James Birch
- Tim Burke
- Liz Clarke
- Jemima Cotter
- Fiona Daly
- John Dunbar
- Victoria Fernandez
- Natalie Gibson
- Caroline Hardy
- Charlie Hayward
- Miles Johnson
- Kate St. Johnston
- Alistair Mathieson
- Chiara Menage
- James Mitchell
- Gregor Muir
- Jon Spiteri
- Francesco Vezzoli
- Thalia Valeta
- Marjorie Walker
- Gillian Young
- Maria Björnson
- Judy Blame
- John Byrne
- Les Child
- Jake Dodds
- Daniel Farson
- Sandy Fawkes
- David Harrison
- Malcolm Key
- Philippe Krootchey
- Steven Linard
- Alan MacDonald
- Norman Rosenthal
- Thomasina Smith
- Yolanda Sonnabend
- Annie Symons
- David Symons
- Sue Tilley
- Virginia Wetherell
- Winford
- Michael Wojas
- Roger Bowdler
- Duggie Fields
- Pam Hogg
- Ben Martin
- Amanda Menage
- William Middleton
- Christina Moore
- Elspeth Thompson
- Tutu
- Susie Bick
- Lucy Ferry
- Simon Goldberg
- David Harvey
- Rifat Ozbek
- Jimmy Trindy
- Andy Walsh
- Gaby Agis
- Melanie Arnold
- Matt Cogger
- Angus Fairhurst
- Georgie Hopton
- Marco Jackson
- Sarah Lucas
- Jean Mortimore
- Lance Patterson
- Johnnie Shand Kydd
- Josephine Soughan
- Dave Baby
- Sam Chapman
- Andrew Coltrane
- Daniele Minns
- Tracey Emin
- Caron Geary
- Sam Hawkins
- Darren King
- Donald McInnes
- Martin Meister
- Gillian Wearing
- Jonathan Williams
- Stevan Zivanovic
- April
- Sheena
- Piers Feltham
- Ben Gibson
- Sam Jilkes
- Nick Mortimore
- Alan Percy
- Baillie Walsh
Director
- John Maybury
Producers
- Chiara Menage
Screenwriter
- John Maybury
