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

There's no beauty without the wound

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.

  • Genre: Drama
  • Release Date: 1998-09-16
  • Runtime: 92 min
  • Country: United Kingdom, France, United States of America, Japan
  • Language: English, French
  • Status: Released
  • IMDb Rating: 6
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