Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon
1998
There's no beauty without the wound
- John Maybury
- 1h 32m
- September 16, 1998 · United Kingdom
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.
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- September 16, 1998
- Original language
- English
- Spoken languages
- French, English
- Countries
- United Kingdom
- Cast
- Derek Jacobi,Daniel Craig,Tilda Swinton,Anne Lambton,Adrian Scarborough,Karl Johnson,Annabel Brooks,Ulla Larson-Styles,Anita Pallenberg,Mark Umbersand 110 more
- Director
- John Maybury
- Writer
- John Maybury
- Cinematography
- John Mathieson
- Music
- Ryuichi Sakamoto
- Budget
- Not recorded
- Revenue
- Not recorded
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