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

Where to Watch Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon (1998) (Legally)

There's no beauty without the wound
Sep 16, 1998 GB 92 min
6.0 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
70 votes
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What to expect (spoiler-free)

Here’s what to expect from “ (1998), without spoilers.

Genre-wise, it leans into Drama, with a runtime around 92 minutes.

Audience signals on TMDB currently show an average rating of 6/10 from about 70 votes.

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Topics & keywords

new love, loss of loved one, arts, artists' life, painter, biography, lgbt, gay theme, gay artist

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Plot

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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Main cast

Derek Jacobi
as Francis Bacon
Daniel Craig
as George Dyer
Tilda Swinton
as Muriel Belcher
Anne Lambton
as Isabel Rawsthorne
Adrian Scarborough
as Daniel Farson
Karl Johnson
as John Deakin
Annabel Brooks
as Henrietta Moreas
Ulla Larson-Styles
as Parisian Art World
Mark Umbers
as PC Denham