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

There's no beauty without the wound

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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 actor Daniel Craig actor Tilda Swinton actor

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Anne Lambton actor Adrian Scarborough actor Karl Johnson actor

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Annabel Brooks actor

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Ulla Larson-Styles actor

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Anita Pallenberg actor Mark Umbers actor

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Richard Newbould actor

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Ariel de Ravenel actor

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Tallulah actor Andy Linden actor

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David Kennedy actor

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Gary Hume actor

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Damian Dibben actor Antony Cotton actor

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Anthony Ryding actor

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Christian Martin actor