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

First aired on Sep 16, 1998

Runtime: 92 mins

60%

Genres: Drama

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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Derek Jacobi | Francis Bacon
Daniel Craig | George Dyer
Tilda Swinton | Muriel Belcher
Anne Lambton | Isabel Rawsthorne
Adrian Scarborough | Daniel Farson
Karl Johnson | John Deakin
Featured Crew
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Christina Moore | Art Direction
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Ryuichi Sakamoto | Original Music Composer
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Alan MacDonald | Production Design
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Annie Symons | Costume Design
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John Maybury | Director
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Daniel Goddard | Editor