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
Anne Lambton
as Isabel Rawsthorne
Darren King
as Brighton Pub
Annabel Brooks
as Henrietta Moreas
Tracey Emin
as Brighton Pub
John Byrne
as Colony Room Club
Wesley Morgan
as Boxer
Tim Burke
as Parisian Art World
William Hoyland
as Police Sergeant
Andy Linden
as Ken Bidwell
Virginia Wetherell
as Colony Room Club
John Dunbar
as Parisian Art World
Daniel Craig
as George Dyer
Ulla Larson-Styles
as Parisian Art World
Karl Johnson
as John Deakin
Susie Bick
as Casino
Christian Martin
as Bell-Hop
Baillie Walsh
as Extra
Anita Pallenberg
as Casino
Tilda Swinton
as Muriel Belcher
Antony Cotton
as Brighton Rent Boys
Adrian Scarborough
as Daniel Farson
Mark Umbers
as PC Denham
Derek Jacobi
as Francis Bacon
David Kennedy
as Joe Furneval
