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

United Kingdom

• 1998-09-16(GB)
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  Drama
• ▪ 1h-32m

There's no beauty without the wound

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.

• Christina MooreArt Direction

  Ryuichi SakamotoOriginal Music Composer

  Alan MacDonaldProduction Design

  Annie SymonsCostume Design

  John MayburyDirector

  Daniel GoddardEditor