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

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.

Directed by John Maybury

Top cast

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 Moreas

Ulla Larson-Styles

Parisian Art World

Anita Pallenberg

Casino

Mark Umbers

PC Denham

R

Richard Newbould

Blonde Billy

A

Ariel de Ravenel

French Official

T

Tallulah

Ian Board

A

Andy Linden

Ken Bidwell

David Kennedy

Joe Furneval

G

Gary Hume

Volker Dix

D

Damian Dibben

Brighton Rent Boys

Antony Cotton

Brighton Rent Boys

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Anthony Ryding

London Rent Boy

Christian Martin

Bell-Hop

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