🎬 Drama

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

"There's no beauty without the wound"

⭐ 6.0/10 1998 1h 32m Dir. John Maybury

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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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6.0/10 70 votes

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Year
1998
Runtime
1h 32m
TMDB Rating
⭐ 6.0/10
Votes
70
Genre
Drama
Director
Language
EN

Cast

🎭 Drama 🎬 John Maybury 👤 Derek Jacobi 👤 Daniel Craig 👤 Tilda Swinton
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Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon has a runtime of 1h 32m (1 hour and 32 minutes).
Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon was directed by John Maybury and released in 1998.
Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon is a Drama film (1998).
The cast of Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon includes Derek Jacobi, Daniel Craig, Tilda Swinton, Anne Lambton, Adrian Scarborough.
Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon has a TMDB rating of 6.0/10 based on 70 votes.

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