---
title: 'Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon (1998)'
type: 'film'
director: 'John Maybury'
released: '1998-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 90
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
  - 'France'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/love-is-the-devil-study-for-a-portrait-of-francis-bacon-1998'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119577/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

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

1998 · 90 min · Drama, History · United Kingdom, France


## Synopsis

Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon is a 1998 film produced by The British Film Institute and BBC Film. It was written and directed by John Maybury and stars Derek Jacobi, Daniel Craig and Tilda Swinton. A fictional biography of painter Francis Bacon (Jacobi), it concentrates on his strained relationship with George Dyer (Craig), a small-time thief. The film draws heavily on the authorised biography of Bacon, The Gilded Gutter Life of Francis Bacon by Daniel Farson, and is dedicated to him.

## Credits

- **Director:** [John Maybury](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-maybury)
- **Screenplay:** [John Maybury](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-maybury)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Ryuichi Sakamoto](https://cinepixo.com/people/ryuichi-sakamoto)
- **Producer:** [Chiara Menage](https://cinepixo.com/people/chiara-menage)
- **Director of Photography:** [John Mathieson](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-mathieson)
- **Editor:** [Daniel Goddard](https://cinepixo.com/people/daniel-goddard)

## Cast

- [Daniel Craig](https://cinepixo.com/people/daniel-craig) as George Dyer
- [Sarah Lucas](https://cinepixo.com/people/sarah-lucas)
- [David Kennedy](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-kennedy)
- [Philippe Krootchey](https://cinepixo.com/people/philippe-krootchey)
- [Andy Linden](https://cinepixo.com/people/andy-linden)
- [Anita Pallenberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/anita-pallenberg)
- [Tilda Swinton](https://cinepixo.com/people/tilda-swinton) as Muriel Belcher
- [Baillie Walsh](https://cinepixo.com/people/baillie-walsh)
- [Derek Jacobi](https://cinepixo.com/people/derek-jacobi) as Francis Bacon

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