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

There's no beauty without the wound

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Drama

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.

Release Date 1998-09-16
Runtime 1h 32m
Directors John Mathieson, John Maybury
Producers Frances-Anne Solomon, Chiara Menage, Yvonne Isimeme Ibazebo, Patrice Haddad, Ben Gibson, Takashi Asai
Writer John Maybury