Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon 1998

Synopsis

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

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