HomeBack to homepage

PeopleActors & creators

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

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

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.

Drama

Release: 1998-09-16Runtime: 92 minRating: 6 (68)

Cast

Derek Jacobi

Derek Jacobi

Francis Bacon

Daniel Craig

Daniel Craig

George Dyer

Tilda Swinton

Tilda Swinton

Muriel Belcher

Anne Lambton

Anne Lambton

Isabel Rawsthorne

Adrian Scarborough

Adrian Scarborough

Daniel Farson

Karl Johnson

Karl Johnson

John Deakin

Annabel Brooks

Annabel Brooks

Henrietta Moreas

Ulla Larson-Styles

Ulla Larson-Styles

Parisian Art World

Anita Pallenberg

Anita Pallenberg

Casino

Mark Umbers

Mark Umbers

PC Denham

Crew

Christina Moore

Art Direction

Ryuichi Sakamoto

Ryuichi Sakamoto

Original Music Composer

Alan MacDonald

Production Design

Annie Symons

Costume Design

John Maybury

John Maybury

Director

Daniel Goddard

Daniel Goddard

Editor

John Mathieson

John Mathieson

Director of Photography

John Maybury

John Maybury

Screenplay

Patrice Haddad

Executive Producer

Ben Gibson

Executive Producer

Clips & Videos

Love Is the Devil (1998) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p]

Love Is the Devil (1998) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p]