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

Name: Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon
Genre: Drama
Released: 16 Sep 1998
Rating: 6.00
Cast: Derek Jacobi, Daniel Craig, Tilda Swinton, Anne Lambton, Adrian Scarborough

There's no beauty without the wound 1998-09-16 United Kingdom, France, Japan 92 minutes.

6.00 67 votes

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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.

Year 1998

Studio BBC Film, BFI, Arts Council of England, Première Heure, Uplink, Partners In Crime Films

Director John Maybury

Crew Christina Moore (Art Direction), Ryuichi Sakamoto (Original Music Composer), Alan MacDonald (Production Design), Annie Symons (Costume Design), John Maybury (Director), Daniel Goddard (Editor)

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Language English, Français