Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon
“There's no beauty without the wound”
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.
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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
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
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