Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon (1998)

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.

• Release Date: 1998-09-16
• Runtime: 1h 32min
• Production Company: BBC Film
• Production Country: United Kingdom, France, Japan
• Director: John Maybury
• Writer: John Maybury