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

There's no beauty without the wound

19981h 32m 6.1/ 10

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.

Cast

  • Derek JacobiFrancis Bacon
  • Daniel CraigGeorge Dyer
  • Tilda SwintonMuriel Belcher
  • Anne LambtonIsabel Rawsthorne
  • Adrian ScarboroughDaniel Farson
  • Karl JohnsonJohn Deakin
  • Annabel BrooksHenrietta Moreas
  • Ulla Larson-StylesParisian Art World
  • Anita PallenbergCasino
  • Mark UmbersPC Denham
  • R
    Richard NewbouldBlonde Billy
  • A
    Ariel de RavenelFrench Official
  • T
    TallulahIan Board
  • A
    Andy LindenKen Bidwell
  • David KennedyJoe Furneval
  • G
    Gary HumeVolker Dix

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