
Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon
There's no beauty without the wound
1998 en 92 minutes
Rating: 6
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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Cast

Derek Jacobi
Francis Bacon

Daniel Craig
George Dyer

Tilda Swinton
Muriel Belcher

Anne Lambton
Isabel Rawsthorne

Adrian Scarborough
Daniel Farson

Karl Johnson
John Deakin

Annabel Brooks
Henrietta Moreas

Ulla Larson-Styles
Parisian Art World

Anita Pallenberg
Casino

Mark Umbers
PC Denham

Richard Newbould
Blonde Billy

Ariel de Ravenel
French Official

Tallulah
Ian Board

Andy Linden
Ken Bidwell

David Kennedy
Joe Furneval

Gary Hume
Volker Dix

Damian Dibben
Brighton Rent Boys

Antony Cotton
Brighton Rent Boys

Anthony Ryding
London Rent Boy

Christian Martin
Bell-Hop

Ray Olley
Boxing Referee

Wesley Morgan
Boxer

Nigel Travis
Boxer

Eddie Kerr
Tailor

George Clarke
Wrestlers

David Windle
Wrestlers

William Hoyland
Police Sergeant

Hamish Bowles
David Hockney

Jibby Beane
Parisian Art World

Gentuca Bini
Parisian Art World

James Birch
Parisian Art World

Tim Burke
Parisian Art World

Liz Clarke
Parisian Art World

Jemima Cotter
Parisian Art World

Fiona Daly
Parisian Art World

John Dunbar
Parisian Art World

Victoria Fernandez
Parisian Art World

Natalie Gibson
Parisian Art World

Caroline Hardy
Parisian Art World

Charlie Hayward
Parisian Art World

Miles Johnson
Parisian Art World

Kate St. Johnston
Parisian Art World

Alistair Mathieson
Parisian Art World

Chiara Menage
Parisian Art World

James Mitchell
Parisian Art World

Gregor Muir
Parisian Art World

Jon Spiteri
Parisian Art World

Francesco Vezzoli
Parisian Art World

Thalia Valeta
Parisian Art World

Marjorie Walker
Parisian Art World

Gillian Young
Parisian Art World

Maria Björnson
Colony Room Club

Judy Blame
Colony Room Club

John Byrne
Colony Room Club

Les Child
Colony Room Club

Jake Dodds
Colony Room Club

Daniel Farson
Colony Room Club

Sandy Fawkes
Colony Room Club

David Harrison
Colony Room Club

Malcolm Key
Colony Room Club

Philippe Krootchey
Colony Room Club

Steven Linard
Colony Room Club

Alan MacDonald
Colony Room Club

Norman Rosenthal
Colony Room Club

Thomasina Smith
Colony Room Club

Yolanda Sonnabend
Colony Room Club

Annie Symons
Colony Room Club

David Symons
Colony Room Club

Sue Tilley
Colony Room Club

Virginia Wetherell
Colony Room Club

Winford
Colony Room Club

Michael Wojas
Colony Room Club

Roger Bowdler
Restaurant

Duggie Fields
Restaurant

Pam Hogg
Restaurant

Ben Martin
Restaurant

Amanda Menage
Restaurant

William Middleton
Restaurant

Christina Moore
Restaurant

Elspeth Thompson
Restaurant

Tutu
Restaurant

Susie Bick
Casino

Lucy Ferry
Casino

Simon Goldberg
Casino

David Harvey
Casino

Rifat Ozbek
Casino

Jimmy Trindy
Casino

Andy Walsh
Casino

Gaby Agis
French Pub

Melanie Arnold
French Pub

Matt Cogger
French Pub

Angus Fairhurst
French Pub

Georgie Hopton
French Pub

Marco Jackson
French Pub

Sarah Lucas
French Pub

Jean Mortimore
French Pub

Lance Patterson
French Pub

Johnnie Shand Kydd
French Pub

Josephine Soughan
French Pub

Dave Baby
Brighton Pub

Sam Chapman
Brighton Pub

Andrew Coltrane
Brighton Pub

Daniele Minns
Brighton Pub

Tracey Emin
Brighton Pub

Caron Geary
Brighton Pub

Sam Hawkins
Brighton Pub

Darren King
Brighton Pub

Donald McInnes
Brighton Pub

Martin Meister
Brighton Pub

Gillian Wearing
Brighton Pub

Jonathan Williams
Brighton Pub

Stevan Zivanovic
Brighton Pub

April
Brighton Pub

Sheena
Brighton Pub

Piers Feltham
Extra

Ben Gibson
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Sam Jilkes
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Nick Mortimore
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Alan Percy
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Baillie Walsh
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