Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon
There's no beauty without the wound
6.0(71) 1998-09-16 92 minDrama
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.
DirectorJohn Maybury
Original Music ComposerRyuichi Sakamoto
ScreenplayJohn Maybury
ProducerChiara Menage
Cast & characters
Derek Jacobi
as Francis Bacon
Daniel Craig
as George Dyer
Tilda Swinton
as Muriel Belcher
Anne Lambton
as Isabel Rawsthorne
Adrian Scarborough
as Daniel Farson
Karl Johnson
as John Deakin
Annabel Brooks
as Henrietta Moreas
Ulla Larson-Styles
as Parisian Art World
Anita Pallenberg
as Casino
Mark Umbers
as PC Denham
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Richard Newbould
as Blonde Billy
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Ariel de Ravenel
as French Official
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Tallulah
as Ian Board
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Andy Linden
as Ken Bidwell
David Kennedy
as Joe Furneval
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Gary Hume
as Volker Dix
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Damian Dibben
as Brighton Rent Boys
Antony Cotton
as Brighton Rent Boys
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Anthony Ryding
as London Rent Boy
Christian Martin
as Bell-Hop
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Ray Olley
as Boxing Referee
Wesley Morgan
as Boxer
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Nigel Travis
as Boxer
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Eddie Kerr
as Tailor
