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

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.

1998 |1h 32m |  Drama

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Derek Jacobi

Francis Bacon

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Daniel Craig

George Dyer

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Tilda Swinton

Muriel Belcher

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Anne Lambton

Isabel Rawsthorne

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Adrian Scarborough

Daniel Farson

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Karl Johnson

John Deakin

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Annabel Brooks

Henrietta Moreas

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Ulla Larson-Styles

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Anita Pallenberg

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Mark Umbers

PC Denham

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English, French

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