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

There's no beauty without the wound

  • Sep 16, 1998
  • 1h 32m

6.1/10

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74 votes on TMDB

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About This Movie

Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon is a 1998 drama film directed by John Maybury. Its leading cast includes Derek Jacobi, Daniel Craig and Tilda Swinton. It runs for 1 hour 32 minutes.

Synopsis

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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Time needed
1 hour 32 minutes
Language
English
Audience signal
6.1/10 from 74 TMDB votes

Trailer

Love Is the Devil (1998) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p] · plays from YouTube

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Cast

  • 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
  • Richard Newbould Blonde Billy
  • Ariel de Ravenel French Official
  • Tallulah Ian Board
  • Andy Linden Ken Bidwell
  • David Kennedy Joe Furneval
  • Gary Hume Volker Dix
  • Damian Dibben Brighton Rent Boys
  • Antony Cotton Brighton Rent Boys

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