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

Movie · Released · 92 min · ★ 6.0

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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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Cast

Derek JacobiFrancis BaconDaniel CraigGeorge DyerTilda SwintonMuriel BelcherAnne LambtonIsabel RawsthorneAdrian ScarboroughDaniel FarsonKarl JohnsonJohn DeakinAnnabel BrooksHenrietta MoreasUlla Larson-StylesParisian Art WorldAnita PallenbergCasinoMark UmbersPC Denham

Richard NewbouldBlonde Billy

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Andy LindenKen BidwellDavid KennedyJoe Furneval