Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon (1998)
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.
Rated
15+
Year
1998
Country
GB
Language
English
Release date
16 September 1998
TMDB
6.1 (74)
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Derek Jacobi
Francis Bacon
Daniel Craig
George Dyer
Tilda Swinton
Muriel Belcher
Anne Lambton
Isabel Rawsthorne
Adrian Scarborough
Daniel Farson
Karl Johnson
John Deakin
Annabel Brooks
Henrietta Moreas
Ulla Larson-Styles
Parisian Art World
Anita Pallenberg
Casino
Mark Umbers
PC Denham
R
Richard Newbould
Blonde Billy
A
Ariel de Ravenel
French Official
T
Tallulah
Ian Board
A
Andy Linden
Ken Bidwell
David Kennedy
Joe Furneval
G
Gary Hume
Volker Dix
D
Damian Dibben
Brighton Rent Boys
Antony Cotton
Brighton Rent Boys
A
Anthony Ryding
London Rent Boy
Christian Martin
Bell-Hop
R
Ray Olley
Boxing Referee
Wesley Morgan
Boxer
N
Nigel Travis
Boxer
E
Eddie Kerr
Tailor
G
George Clarke
Wrestlers
D
David Windle
Wrestlers
William Hoyland
Police Sergeant
Hamish Bowles
David Hockney
J
Jibby Beane
Parisian Art World
G
Gentuca Bini
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J
James Birch
Parisian Art World
Tim Burke
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L
Liz Clarke
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J
Jemima Cotter
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Fiona Daly
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John Dunbar
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Victoria Fernandez
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Natalie Gibson
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C
Caroline Hardy
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Charlie Hayward
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Miles Johnson
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Kate St. Johnston
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Alistair Mathieson
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Chiara Menage
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James Mitchell
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Gregor Muir
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Jon Spiteri
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Francesco Vezzoli
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