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Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon
“There's no beauty without the wound”
★ 6.0· 1998· 92 min· Popularity 115+
Drama
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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Release Date: 9/16/1998
Runtime: 92 minutes
Languages: French, English
Director: John Maybury
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Companies: BBC Film, BFI, Arts Council of England, Première Heure, Uplink, Partners In Crime Films
Countries: United Kingdom, France, Japan
Where to watch · US
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