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

EnglishFilm199892 minDrama★ 6.1/10

There's no beauty without the wound

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.

Directed by

John Maybury

Starring

Derek Jacobi, Daniel Craig, Tilda Swinton

Music

Ryuichi Sakamoto

Released

1998-09-16

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