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

There's no beauty without the wound
Released September 16, 1998
Genres:
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.
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

Anita Pallenberg
as
Casino

Mark Umbers
as
PC Denham
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Richard Newbould
as
Blonde Billy
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Ariel de Ravenel
as
French Official
Crew

John Maybury
as
Director

John Mathieson
as
Director of Photography

Ryuichi Sakamoto
as
Original Music Composer

Daniel Goddard
as
Editor
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Alan MacDonald
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Production Design
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Christina Moore
as
Art Direction

John Maybury
as
Screenplay
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Annie Symons
as
Costume Design

Frances-Anne Solomon
as
Executive Producer
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Chiara Menage
as
Producer
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Yvonne Isimeme Ibazebo
as
Line Producer
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Patrice Haddad
as
Executive Producer