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

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  • Genre: Drama
  • Run time: 92 min
  • Premiere: 1998. September 16.

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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Art

Alan MacDonald

Production Design

Christina Moore

Art Direction

Camera

John Mathieson

Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

Annie Symons

Costume Design

Alex King

Makeup Artist

Jacquetta Levon

Makeup Artist

Directing

John Maybury

Director

Editing

Production

Frances-Anne Solomon

Executive Producer

Chiara Menage

Producer

Patrice Haddad

Executive Producer

Ben Gibson

Executive Producer

Takashi Asai

Executive Producer

Emma Buckley

Casting

Mary Selway

Casting

Sound

Ryuichi Sakamoto

Original Music Composer

Tim Alban

Sound

Jack Stew

Foley Artist

Writing

John Maybury

Screenplay