Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon(1998)
movie - first aired/released 1998-09-16 - 92 min - audience 6.1
Drama
Directed by John Maybury
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
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- Richard NewbouldBlonde Billy
- Ariel de RavenelFrench Official
- TallulahIan Board
- Andy LindenKen Bidwell
David KennedyJoe Furneval- Gary HumeVolker Dix
- Damian DibbenBrighton Rent Boys
Antony CottonBrighton Rent Boys
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Wesley MorganBoxer- Nigel TravisBoxer
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Hamish BowlesDavid Hockney- Jibby BeaneParisian Art World
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