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

90 min  -  Biography | Drama   -  7 October 1998 (USA)
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Biography of British painter Francis Bacon focuses on his relationship with his lover, George Dyer, a former small time crook.

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John Maybury

Writer:

John Maybury
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Derek Jacobi ...
Francis Bacon
Daniel Craig ...
Tilda Swinton ...
Anne Lambton ...
Isabel Rawsthorne
Adrian Scarborough Adrian Scarborough ...
Daniel Farson
Karl Johnson Karl Johnson ...
John Deakin
Annabel Brooks Annabel Brooks ...
Henrietta Moraes
Richard Newbould Richard Newbould ...
Blonde Billy (as Richard Newbold)
Ariel de Ravenel Ariel de Ravenel ...
French Official
Tallulah Tallulah ...
Ian Board
Andy Linden Andy Linden ...
Ken Bidwell
David Kennedy David Kennedy ...
Joe Furneval
Gary Hume Gary Hume ...
Volker Dix
Damian Dibben ...
Brighton Rent Boy
Antony Cotton ...
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Storyline

In the 1960s, British painter Francis Bacon (1909-1992) surprises a burglar and invites him to share his bed. The burglar, a working class man named George Dyer, 30 years Bacon's junior, accepts. Bacon finds Dyer's amorality and innocence attractive, introducing him to his Soho pals. In their sex life, Dyer dominates, Bacon is the masochist. Dyer's bouts with depression, his drinking and pill popping, and his satanic nightmares strain the relationship, as does his pain with Bacon's casual infidelities. Bacon paints, talks with wit, and, as Dyer spins out of control, begins to find him tiresome. Could Bacon care less? Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>  

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Painter | Burglar | Sex | Amorality | Lover  | See more »

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Study for a portrait of Francis Bacon.

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Biography | Drama

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Language:

English

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Box Office

Opening Weekend:

£46,077 (UK) (20 September 1998) (16 Screens)

Gross:

$343,023 (USA) (19 December 1999)
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Dolby Digital

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1.85 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

Malcolm McDowell was once interest for the part of Francis Bacon. See more »

Quotes

Francis Bacon: Champagne for my real friends, real pain for my sham friends.
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Connections

Referenced in Jubilee: A Time Less Golden (2003) See more »