Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon
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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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7 wins & 3 nominations
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"There's no beauty without the wound"
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Original Language
en
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Derek Jacobi
Francis Bacon
Daniel Craig
George Dyer
Tilda Swinton
Muriel Belcher
Anne Lambton
Isabel Rawsthorne
Adrian Scarborough
Daniel Farson
Karl Johnson
John Deakin
Annabel Brooks
Henrietta Moreas
Ulla Larson-Styles
Parisian Art World
Anita Pallenberg
Casino
Mark Umbers
PC Denham
Richard Newbould
Blonde Billy
Ariel de Ravenel
French Official
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Ryuichi Sakamoto
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John Maybury
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John Mathieson
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John Maybury
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Patrice Haddad
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Ben Gibson
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Frances-Anne Solomon
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Chiara Menage
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Takashi Asai
Executive Producer
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