

Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon
There's no beauty without the wound
Genres
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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
92 min
Release Date
1998-09-16
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
66
Vote Average
6
Derek Jacobi
Francis Bacon
Daniel Craig
George Dyer
Tilda Swinton
Muriel Belcher
Anne Lambton
Isabel Rawsthorne
Adrian Scarborough
Daniel Farson
Karl Johnson
John Deakin
Annabel Brooks
Henrietta Moreas
Ulla Larson-Styles
Parisian Art World
Anita Pallenberg
Casino
Mark Umbers
PC Denham
Richard Newbould
Blonde Billy
Ariel de Ravenel
French Official
Tallulah
Ian Board
Andy Linden
Ken Bidwell
David Kennedy
Joe Furneval
Gary Hume
Volker Dix
Damian Dibben
Brighton Rent Boys
Antony Cotton
Brighton Rent Boys
Anthony Ryding
London Rent Boy
Christian Martin
Bell-Hop
Ray Olley
Boxing Referee
Wesley Morgan
Boxer
Nigel Travis
Boxer
Eddie Kerr
Tailor
George Clarke
Wrestlers
David Windle
Wrestlers
William Hoyland
Police Sergeant
Hamish Bowles
David Hockney
Jibby Beane
Parisian Art World
Gentuca Bini
Parisian Art World
James Birch
Parisian Art World
Tim Burke
Parisian Art World
Liz Clarke
Parisian Art World
Jemima Cotter
Parisian Art World
Fiona Daly
Parisian Art World
John Dunbar
Parisian Art World
Victoria Fernandez
Parisian Art World
Natalie Gibson
Parisian Art World
Caroline Hardy
Parisian Art World
Charlie Hayward
Parisian Art World
Miles Johnson
Parisian Art World
Kate St. Johnston
Parisian Art World
Alistair Mathieson
Parisian Art World
Chiara Menage
Parisian Art World
James Mitchell
Parisian Art World
Gregor Muir
Parisian Art World
Jon Spiteri
Parisian Art World
Francesco Vezzoli
Parisian Art World
Thalia Valeta
Parisian Art World
Marjorie Walker
Parisian Art World
Gillian Young
Parisian Art World
Maria Björnson
Colony Room Club
Judy Blame
Colony Room Club
John Byrne
Colony Room Club
Les Child
Colony Room Club
Jake Dodds
Colony Room Club
Daniel Farson
Colony Room Club
Sandy Fawkes
Colony Room Club
David Harrison
Colony Room Club
Malcolm Key
Colony Room Club
Philippe Krootchey
Colony Room Club
Steven Linard
Colony Room Club
Alan MacDonald
Colony Room Club
Norman Rosenthal
Colony Room Club
Thomasina Smith
Colony Room Club
Yolanda Sonnabend
Colony Room Club
Annie Symons
Colony Room Club
David Symons
Colony Room Club
Sue Tilley
Colony Room Club
Virginia Wetherell
Colony Room Club
Winford
Colony Room Club
Michael Wojas
Colony Room Club
Roger Bowdler
Restaurant
Duggie Fields
Restaurant
Pam Hogg
Restaurant
Ben Martin
Restaurant
Amanda Menage
Restaurant
William Middleton
Restaurant
Christina Moore
Restaurant
Elspeth Thompson
Restaurant
Tutu
Restaurant
Susie Bick
Casino
Lucy Ferry
Casino
Simon Goldberg
Casino
David Harvey
Casino
Rifat Ozbek
Casino
Jimmy Trindy
Casino
Andy Walsh
Casino
Gaby Agis
French Pub
Melanie Arnold
French Pub
Matt Cogger
French Pub
Angus Fairhurst
French Pub
Georgie Hopton
French Pub
Marco Jackson
French Pub
Sarah Lucas
French Pub
Jean Mortimore
French Pub
Lance Patterson
French Pub
Johnnie Shand Kydd
French Pub
Josephine Soughan
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Dave Baby
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Sam Chapman
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Andrew Coltrane
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Daniele Minns
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Tracey Emin
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Caron Geary
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Sam Hawkins
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Darren King
Brighton Pub
Donald McInnes
Brighton Pub
Martin Meister
Brighton Pub
Gillian Wearing
Brighton Pub
Jonathan Williams
Brighton Pub
Stevan Zivanovic
Brighton Pub
April
Brighton Pub
Sheena
Brighton Pub
Piers Feltham
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Ben Gibson
Extra
Sam Jilkes
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Nick Mortimore
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Alan Percy
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Baillie Walsh
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