Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon
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Directed by John Maybury
There's no beauty without the wound
The story
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.
Watch trailerCast & crew
Derek JacobiFrancis Bacon
Daniel CraigGeorge Dyer
Tilda SwintonMuriel Belcher
Anne LambtonIsabel Rawsthorne
Adrian ScarboroughDaniel Farson
Karl JohnsonJohn Deakin
Annabel BrooksHenrietta Moreas
Ulla Larson-StylesParisian Art World
Anita PallenbergCasino
Mark UmbersPC DenhamRichard Newbould
Richard NewbouldBlonde BillyAriel de Ravenel
Ariel de RavenelFrench OfficialExplore the crew
- Director
- John Maybury
- Director of Photography
- John Mathieson
- Original Music Composer
- Ryuichi Sakamoto
- Editor
- Daniel Goddard
- Screenplay
- John Maybury
- Producer
- Chiara Menage