Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon
Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon
Release: 1998-09-16
·Runtime: 92m
·★ 6.0
Drama
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.
Production Countries
United Kingdom
France
Japan
Production Companies
BBC Film
BFI
Arts Council of England
Première Heure
Uplink
Partners In Crime Films
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Derek Jacobi
as Francis Bacon
Adrian Scarborough
as Daniel Farson
Tracey Emin
as Brighton Pub
Tilda Swinton
as Muriel Belcher
Anne Lambton
as Isabel Rawsthorne
Daniel Craig
as George Dyer
John Dunbar
as Parisian Art World
Ulla Larson-Styles
as Parisian Art World
Christian Martin
as Bell-Hop
Antony Cotton
as Brighton Rent Boys
Tim Burke
as Parisian Art World
John Byrne
as Colony Room Club
Andy Linden
as Ken Bidwell
Susie Bick
as Casino
Anita Pallenberg
as Casino
Wesley Morgan
as Boxer
Annabel Brooks
as Henrietta Moreas
David Kennedy
as Joe Furneval
Baillie Walsh
as Extra
Mark Umbers
as PC Denham
Virginia Wetherell
as Colony Room Club
Darren King
as Brighton Pub
William Hoyland
as Police Sergeant
Karl Johnson
as John Deakin
