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Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon -- In order to stay true to his word, Suk Ho finds his former and legendary math teacher, Cha Ki Bong, to teach the special class.
Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon -- When Hong Chan Doo's father accuses Suk Ho of fraud, Suk Ho makes a deal with him: if he raises Chan Doo's math score, all charges will be dropped.
Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon -- Han Soo Jung challenges her replacement Yum Chum Sang to a competition for the position as English teacher.
Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon -- The kids prepare for their English exams with their respective teachers. Suk Ho reveals the secret plot of the Wang Bong group.
Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon -- While Suk Ho hires a new Korean teacher to motivate the kids, Soo Jung returns back to school and must get Cha Ki Bong to return as well.

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Director:
John Maybury
Writer:
John Maybury (written by)
Contact:
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Release Date:
7 October 1998 (USA) See more »
Genre:
Biography | Drama See 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 »
Plot Keywords:
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Awards:
7 wins & 2 nominations See more »
NewsDesk:
(10 articles)
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User Reviews:
Ruthless, peculiar, heart-drenching, fascinating. See more (37 total) »

Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)

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 ... Blonde 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
Anthony Ryding ... London Rent Boy

Christian Martin ... Bell-Hop
Ray Olley ... Boxing Referee
Wesley Morgan ... Boxer
Nigel Travis ... Boxer
Eddie Kerr ... Tailor
George Clarke ... Wrestler
David Windle ... Wrestler
William Hoyland ... Police Sergeant

Mark Umbers ... PC Denham

Hamish Bowles ... David Hockney
Jibby Beane ... Parisian Art World
Gentuca Bini ... Parisian Art World
James Birch ... Parisian Art World
Tim Burke ... Parisian Art World
Liz Clarke ... Parisian Art World
Jemima Cotter ... Parisian Art World
Fiona Daly ... Parisian Art World (as Fiona Dealey)
John Dunbar ... Parisian Art World
Victoria Fernandez ... Parisian Art World
Natalie Gibson ... Parisian Art World
Caroline Hardy ... Parisian Art World
Charlie Hayward ... Parisian Art World
Miles Johnson ... Parisian Art World
Kate St. Johnston ... Parisian Art World
Ulla Larson-Styles ... Parisian Art World (as Ulla Larson)
Alistair Mathieson ... Parisian Art World
Chiara Menage ... Parisian Art World
James Mitchell ... Parisian Art World
Gregor Muir ... Parisian Art World
Jon Spiteri ... Parisian Art World
Francesco Vezzoli ... Parisian Art World
Thalia Valeta ... Parisian Art World
Marjorie Walker ... Parisian Art World
Gillian Young ... Parisian Art World
Maria Björnson ... Person in the Colony Room Club (as Maria Bjornson)
Judy Blame ... Person in the Colony Room Club
John Byrne ... Person in the Colony Room Club
Les Child ... Person in the Colony Room Club
Jake Dodds ... Person in the Colony Room Club
Daniel Farson ... Person in the Colony Room Club
Sandy Fawkes ... Person in the Colony Room Club
David Harrison ... Person in the Colony Room Club
Malcolm Key ... Person in the Colony Room Club
Philippe Krootchey ... Person in the Colony Room Club (as Phillipe Krutchey)
Steven Linard ... Person in the Colony Room Club
Alan MacDonald ... Person in the Colony Room Club
Norman Rosenthal ... Person in the Colony Room Club
Thomasina Smith ... Person in the Colony Room Club
Yolanda Sonnabend ... Person in the Colony Room Club
Annie Symons ... Person in the Colony Room Club
David Symons ... Person in the Colony Room Club
Sue Tilley ... Person in the Colony Room Club
Virginia Wetherell ... Person in the Colony Room Club
Winford ... Person in the Colony Room Club
Michael Wojas ... Person in the Colony Room Club
Roger Bowdler ... Person in Restaurant
Duggie Fields ... Person in Restaurant
Pam Hogg ... Person in Restaurant
Ben Martin ... Person in Restaurant
Amanda Menage ... Person in Restaurant
William Middleton ... Person in Restaurant
Christina Moore ... Person in Restaurant
Elspeth Thompson ... Person in Restaurant
Tutu ... Person in Restaurant (as Tu Tu)
Susie Bick ... Person in Casino (as Suzie Bick)
Lucy Ferry ... Person in Casino
Simon Goldberg ... Person in Casino
David Harvey ... Person in Casino
Rifat Ozbek ... Person in Casino

Anita Pallenberg ... Person in Casino
Jimmy Trindy ... Person in Casino
Andy Walsh ... Person in Casino
Gaby Agis ... Person in French Pub
Melanie Arnold ... Person in French Pub
Matt Cogger ... Person in French Pub
Angus Fairhurst ... Person in French Pub
Georgie Hopton ... Person in French Pub
Marco Jackson ... Person in French Pub
Sarah Lucas ... Person in French Pub
Jean Mortimore ... Person in French Pub
Lance Patterson ... Person in French Pub
Johnnie Shand Kydd ... Person in French Pub
Josephine Soughan ... Person in French Pub
Dave Baby ... Person in Brighton Pub
Sam Chapman ... Person in Brighton Pub
Andrew Coltrane ... Person in Brighton Pub
Daniele Minns ... Person in Brighton Pub
Tracey Emin ... Person in Brighton Pub
Caron Geary ... Person in Brighton Pub
Sam Hawkins ... Person in Brighton Pub
Darren King ... Person in Brighton Pub
Donald McInnes ... Person in Brighton Pub
Martin Meister ... Person in Brighton Pub
Gillian Wearing ... Person in Brighton Pub
Jonathan Williams ... Person in Brighton Pub
Stevan Zivanovic ... Person in Brighton Pub
April ... Person in Brighton Pub
Sheena ... Person in Brighton Pub
Piers Feltham ... Person in the Colony Room Club
Ben Gibson ... Person in the Colony Room Club
Sam Jilkes ... Person in the Colony Room Club
Nick Mortimore ... Person in the Colony Room Club
Alan Percy ... Person in the Colony Room Club
Baillie Walsh ... Person in the Colony Room Club
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Directed by
John Maybury 
 
Writing credits
John Maybury (written by)

Produced by
Takashi Asai .... executive producer
Ben Gibson .... executive producer
Patrice Haddad .... executive producer
Yvonne Isimeme Ibazebo .... line producer
Chiara Menage .... producer
Frances-Anne Solomon .... executive producer
 
Original Music by
Ryûichi Sakamoto 
 
Cinematography by
John Mathieson 
 
Film Editing by
Daniel Goddard 
 
Casting by
Mary Selway 
 
Production Design by
Alan MacDonald 
 
Art Direction by
Christina Moore 
 
Costume Design by
Annie Symons 
 
Makeup Department
Alex King .... makeup artist
Jacquetta Levon .... hair designer
Jacquetta Levon .... makeup designer
Donald McInnes .... additional makeup artist
Donald McInnes .... hair stylist
Sara Riesel .... additional makeup artist
 
Production Management
Stephane Haddad .... production manager
Emma Salter .... post-production supervisor
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Olivia Lloyd .... second assistant director
Deborah Saban .... first assistant director
Jojo Tulloh .... third assistant director
 
Art Department
Ian Bee .... construction manager
Temple Clark .... storyboard artist
Philippa Hart .... set dresser
Catriona McKail .... art department trainee
Thomasina Smith .... scenic artist
Alex Ward .... property master
 
Sound Department
Tim Alban .... sound re-recording mixer
Felicity Cottrell .... foley artist
Paul Davies .... sound designer
Hugh Johnson .... assistant dubbing mixer
Ken Lee .... sound recordist
Mario Mooney .... sound maintenance
Bernard O'Reilly .... foley editor
Jack Stew .... foley artist
 
Special Effects by
Scott Peters .... special effects technician
Bob Smoke .... special effects
 
Visual Effects by
Alan Church .... effects producer
Sally Clayton .... visual effects artist
Peter Connelly .... visual effects artist
Simon Giles .... visual effects supervisor
David Sewell .... visual effects artist
John Trussler .... visual effects artist
Trevor Young .... film recording
Claire Pollock .... visual effects artist (uncredited)
 
Stunts
Glenn Marks .... stunt coordinator (as Glen Marks)
Rod Woodruff .... stunt coordinator
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Richard Barber .... gaffer
Cameron Barnett .... camera operator: second unit
David Broadfoot .... standby rigger
Jaap Buitendijk .... still photographer
Charlie Hayward .... camera trainee
Rupert Lloyd-Parry .... key grip
Tom McFarling .... second assistant camera
Keith McNamara .... focus puller
Oona Menges .... focus puller: second unit
Athan Osborne .... electrician
Tat Radcliffe .... camera operator: second unit
 
Casting Department
Jennifer Duffy .... casting assistant
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Jemima Cotter .... costumer
Miles Johnson .... wardrobe supervisor
Maria Liljefors .... additional wardrobe
 
Editorial Department
Gavin Buckley .... assistant editor
Gavin Burridge .... on-line editor
Emily Grant .... assistant editor
James Lingard .... assistant editor
Sophia Panayiotopoulos .... post-production assistant
Anna Turville .... assistant editor
 
Music Department
Fernando Aponte .... score mixer
Daniel Goddard .... music editor
 
Other crew
Daniel Farson .... consultant
Luke Forsythe .... floor runner
Laura Goulding .... script supervisor
Sophia Panayiotopoulos .... production assistant
Billy Payn .... location manager (as Bill Payn)
Bella Randall .... production coordinator
Laurent Rizzon .... location manager
Miriam Segal .... script editor
Reuben Segal .... production runner
Eddie Standish .... location assistant
Trevor Stanley .... production accountant
David Torn .... textures
 

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Runtime:
90 min
Country:
UK | France | Japan
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 See 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)See more »

Did You Know?

Trivia:
Several of the extras, including Daniel Farson and Sandy Fawkes, were real-life acquaintances of Francis Bacon.See more »
Quotes:
Francis Bacon:Champagne for my real friends, real pain for my sham friends.See more »
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Jubilee: A Time Less Golden (2003) (V)See more »

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17 out of 21 people found the following review useful.
Ruthless, peculiar, heart-drenching, fascinating., 18 December 1998
Author: Nellie Chang (hnrjang@koreawired.com) from Vancouver, Canada

Love is the Devil is amazingly rich in character and visuals. Just like Bacon's paintings, it is abstract, provocative, dark, and cruel, yet intensely mesmorizing. Maybury couldn't have picked a better actor than Derek Jacobi to portray the very disturbed Bacon. Jacobi is so good, I wondered whether this was just acting or the real thing. One of my favorite scene was Bacon grooming himself, using ammonia cleanser to brush his teeth and curling his eyelashes with his saliva. Neither could I ever forget the countless enigmatic facial expressions Jacobi delivers. One of the best films I've seen in years.

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