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Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon (1998)

Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon (1998)

Drama

There's no beauty without the wound

Release Date: 1998, September 16
Directors: John Maybury
Countries: France, United Kingdom, Japan
Production: BBC Film, BBC Film, BFI, BFI, Arts Council of England, Arts Council of England, Première Heure, Première Heure, Uplink, Uplink, Partners In Crime Films, Partners In Crime Films
Cast: Karl Johnson, Christian Martin, Derek Jacobi, Andy Linden, Tilda Swinton, Daniel Craig, David Kennedy, Miles Johnson, Anne Lambton, Virginia Wetherell, Adrian Scarborough, Hamish Bowles

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.

Keywords:

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