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

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6.6/10   1,180 votes
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Director:
John Maybury
Writer:
John Maybury (written by)
Contact:
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Release Date:
7 October 1998 (USA) more
Genre:
Biography | Drama more
Tagline:
Study for a portrait of Francis Bacon.
Plot:
Biography of British painter Francis Bacon focuses on his relationship with his lover, George Dyer, a former small time crook. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
7 wins & 2 nominations more
NewsDesk:
The General Wins At British Film Awards
 (From Studio Briefing - Film News. 8 February 1999)
User Comments:
Absolutely Fabulous more (33 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Derek Jacobi ... Francis Bacon

Daniel Craig ... George Dyer

Tilda Swinton ... Muriel Belcher
Anne Lambton ... Isabel Rawsthorne
Adrian Scarborough ... Daniel Farson
Karl Johnson ... John Deakin
Annabel Brooks ... Henrietta Moraes
Richard Newbould ... Blond Billy (as Richard Newbold)
Ariel de Ravenel ... French Official
Tallulah ... Ian Board
Andy Linden ... Ken Bidwell
David Kennedy ... Joe Furneval
Gary Hume ... Volker Dix
Damian Dibben ... Brighton Rent Boy

Antony Cotton ... Brighton Rent Boy
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Love Is the Devil (France) (UK) (short title)
Ai no akuma (Japan)
Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon (USA)
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Runtime:
90 min
Country:
UK | France | Japan
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Certification:
New Zealand:R18 | Singapore:M18 | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | Chile:18 | Finland:K-16 | France:-12 | Norway:15 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | UK:18
Company:
British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) more

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Trivia:
Malcolm McDowell was once interest for the part of Francis Bacon. more
Quotes:
Francis Bacon: Champagne for my real friends, real pain for my sham friends. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Jubilee: A Time Less Golden (2003) (V) more

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4 out of 5 people found the following comment useful.
Absolutely Fabulous, 25 October 1998
10/10
Author: anonymous from Frankfurt, Germany

An astounding visualization of Francis Bacon's life and work. Enter Francis Bacon's world as his pictures are put on screen in a haunting, dream-like fashion that grips the viewer from beginning to end. Both Derk Jacobi and Daniel Craig are superb.

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Francis Bacon of today, would be sad I think..... amgorman
Is this film accurate to Bacon's real life? onefineday36
BRILLIANT FILM mariosanemeterio
Tilda Swinton is unrecognizable! bobess48
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