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

Name: Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon
Director: John Maybury
Genre: Drama
Released: 1998-09-16
Duration: 92 min
Cast: Derek Jacobi, Daniel Craig, Tilda Swinton, Anne Lambton, Adrian Scarborough

19981h 32m★ 6.1Released

Drama

There's no beauty without the wound

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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.

Movie details

Release date: 1998
Runtime: 1h 32m
Genres: Drama
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Country: United Kingdom, France, Japan
Director: John Maybury
Production: BBC Film, BFI, Arts Council of England, Première Heure, Uplink, Partners In Crime Films