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

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

Released on
Drama
Runtime
92 mins
(65 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.

Cast

  • Derek Jacobi
  • Daniel Craig
  • Tilda Swinton
  • Anne Lambton
  • Adrian Scarborough
  • Karl Johnson
  • Annabel Brooks
  • Ulla Larson-Styles
  • Maria Björnson
  • Duggie Fields
  • Anita Pallenberg
  • Mark Umbers

Director

  • John Maybury

Producers

  • Chiara Menage

Screenwriter

  • John Maybury

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