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
- Studio: BBC Film
- Keyword: new love, loss of loved one, arts, artists' life, painter, lgbt, gay theme, gay artist
- Cast: Derek Jacobi, Daniel Craig, Tilda Swinton, Anne Lambton, Adrian Scarborough, Karl Johnson