Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon 25 years old

There's no beauty without the wound

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

Biography of the British painter Francis Bacon. The movie focuses on his relationship with George Dyer, his lover. Dyer was a former small time crook.

Credits

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

Name Character
Daniel Craig He was 30, now 56 years old as George Dyer
Adrian Scarborough He was 30, now 55 years old as Daniel Farson
Tilda Swinton She was 37, now 63 years old as Muriel Belcher
Derek Jacobi He was 59, now 85 years old as Francis Bacon
Anne Lambton She was 44, now 69 years old as Isabel Rawsthorne
Karl Johnson He was 50, now 76 years old as John Deakin
Mark Umbers He was 25, now 50 years old as PC Denham
Annabel Brooks She was 36, now 62 years old as Henrietta Moreas
Maria Björnson She was 49, 53 years old when she died
Anita Pallenberg She was 54, 73 years old when she died

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

Name Department
Alan MacDonald as Production Design. He was 40 (now 66) years old Art
Annie Symons as Costume Design. Costume & Make-Up
Christina Moore as Art Direction. She was 25 (now 51) years old Art
John Mathieson as Director of Photography. He was 37 (now 62) years old Camera
Ryuichi Sakamoto as Original Music Composer. He was 46 (now 72) years old Sound
John Maybury as Director. He was 40 (now 66) years old Directing
John Maybury as Screenplay. He was 40 (now 66) years old Writing
Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon poster
Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon (25 years)

There's no beauty without the wound

  • Release day: Wednesday, September 16, 1998
  • Runtime: 92 minutes