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

Derek Jacobi, Daniel Craig, Tilda Swinton, Karl Johnson, Anne Lambton, Adrian Scarborough. Feature-length drama exploring the contradictions in Francis Bacon’s artistic and personal life, particularly his intriguing relationship with lover George Dyer. Set in the 60s and 70s, it charts Bacon and Dyer’s turbulent liaison, from their first meeting to the tragic events which unfolded at the opening of Bacon’s retrospective at the Grand Palais in Paris., Feature-length drama exploring the contradictions in Francis Bacon’s artistic and personal life, particularly his intriguing relationship with lover George Dyer, This British biographical drama probes the life of painter Francis Bacon (1909-1992). Cat burglar George drops in through a skylight to rob Bacon’s studio — and is ordered into bed by Bacon. Bacon’s interests are in S&M, but eventually cruel Bacon loses interest in George, and he commits suicide., Penetrating portrait of the controversial English painter Francis Bacon and his masochistic relationship with his self-destructive younger lover., Biography of painter Francis Bacon focusing on his relationship with his lover, George Dyer, a former small time crook.