LOVE IS THE DEVIL: STUDY FOR A PORTRAIT OF FRANCIS BACON (1998)

Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon
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Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon
There's no beauty without the wound
Drama
September 16, 1998
English
1h 32m
England
BBC Film

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.

Cast & Characters

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

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

Anthony Ryding

London Rent Boy

Ray Olley

Boxing Referee

George Clarke

Wrestlers

Crew

John Maybury

Director

John Maybury

Screenplay

Ryuichi Sakamoto

Original Music Composer

John Mathieson

Director of Photography

Frances-Anne Solomon

Executive Producer

Ben Gibson

Executive Producer

Patrice Haddad

Executive Producer

Takashi Asai

Executive Producer

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