Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon
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.
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There's no beauty without the wound 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.
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Directors
John Maybury
Writers
John Maybury
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
Production
BBC Film, BFI, Arts Council of England, Première Heure, Uplink, Partners In Crime Films
Languages
French, English
Countries
United Kingdom, France, Japan
