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

Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon
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  • Genre: Drama
  • Running time: 92 min
  • Premiere: 16th of September 1998

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

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

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