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

There's no beauty without the wound

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1998•1h 32m

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.

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Cast

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Derek Jacobi

Francis Bacon

Photo of Daniel Craig

Daniel Craig

George Dyer

Photo of Tilda Swinton

Tilda Swinton

Muriel Belcher

Photo of Anne Lambton

Anne Lambton

Isabel Rawsthorne

Photo of Adrian Scarborough

Adrian Scarborough

Daniel Farson

Photo of Karl Johnson

Karl Johnson

John Deakin

Photo of Annabel Brooks

Annabel Brooks

Henrietta Moreas

Photo of Ulla Larson-Styles

Ulla Larson-Styles

Parisian Art World

Photo of Anita Pallenberg

Anita Pallenberg

Casino

Photo of Mark Umbers

Mark Umbers

PC Denham

Photo of Andy Linden

Andy Linden

Ken Bidwell

Photo of David Kennedy

David Kennedy

Joe Furneval

Photo of Antony Cotton

Antony Cotton

Brighton Rent Boys

Photo of Christian Martin

Christian Martin

Bell-Hop

Photo of Wesley Morgan

Wesley Morgan

Boxer

Photo of William Hoyland

William Hoyland

Police Sergeant

Photo of Tim Burke

Tim Burke

Parisian Art World

Photo of John Dunbar

John Dunbar

Parisian Art World

Photo of John Byrne

John Byrne

Colony Room Club

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Virginia Wetherell

Colony Room Club

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