Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon (1998)

Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon (1998)

There's no beauty without the wound 1998-09-16 United Kingdom 92 Min. PG-13
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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.

Cast

Derek Jacobi is Francis Bacon
Francis Bacon
Daniel Craig is George Dyer
George Dyer
Tilda Swinton is Muriel Belcher
Muriel Belcher
Anne Lambton is Isabel Rawsthorne
Isabel Rawsthorne
Adrian Scarborough is Daniel Farson
Daniel Farson
Karl Johnson is John Deakin
John Deakin
Annabel Brooks is Henrietta Moreas
Henrietta Moreas
Ulla Larson-Styles is
Maria Björnson is
Duggie Fields is
Anita Pallenberg is
Mark Umbers is PC Denham
PC Denham

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