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

Name: Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon
Director: John Maybury
Genre: Drama
Released: 1998-09-16
Duration: 92 min
Cast: Derek Jacobi, Daniel Craig, Tilda Swinton, Anne Lambton, Adrian Scarborough

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1998 · 92 min · Drama · TMDB 6.1/10

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.

Directed by John Maybury

Cast

Derek Jacobi — Francis Bacon
Daniel Craig — George Dyer
Tilda Swinton — Muriel Belcher
Anne Lambton — Isabel Rawsthorne
Adrian Scarborough — Daniel Farson