1998
6.0 (66 votes)
1h 32m
Genres
Drama
Production Companies
BBC Film
Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon
There's no beauty without the wound
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.
Key Crew
Director: John Maybury
Director of Photography: John Mathieson
Screenplay: John Maybury
Producer: Chiara Menage
Top 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
Videos
Love Is the Devil (1998) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p]
