Basic Info
Title:
Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon
Genre:
Biography, Drama, Romance
Country:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Running
time: 87 minutes
Release
date: 1998
Staff
Director:
John Maybury
Produced by: Takashi Asai
Screenplay: John Maybury
Music:
Ryuichi Sakamoto
Cinematography:
John Mathieson
Edited
by: Daniel Goddard
Cast
Derek Jacobi as Francis Bacon
Daniel Craig as George Dyer
Tilda Swinton as Muriel Belcher
Anne Lambton as Isabel Rawsthorne
Adrian Scarborough as Daniel Farson
Karl Johnson as John Deakin
Annabel Brooks as Henrietta Moraes
Summary
“Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon” is a 1998 film produced for television by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC).
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| Francis Bacon |
It was written and directed by John
Maybury and starred Derek Jacobi, Daniel Craig and Tilda Swinton.
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| Tilda Swinton |
This fictional biography of painter Francis Bacon focuses on his relationship with his lover, George Dyer, a small-time thief.
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| Portrait of George Dyer Talking, Francis Bacon (1966) |
The film referenced heavily the biography of Bacon, “The
Gilded Gutter Life of Francis Bacon” by Daniel Farson.
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| The Gilded Gutter Life of Francis Bacon, Daniel Farson |
The film won three awards at the
Edinburgh International Film Festival and was also screened in the “Un Certain
Regard” section at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival. In this film, Craig was well
received by critics for his breakthrough role.
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| Three Studies of Muriel Belcher, Francis Bacon (1966) |
Movie
Review
“Ruthless, peculiar,
heart-drenching, fascinating”
“Compelling character
portrait”
“Dark and bizarre, like
Bacon's world itself”
“Absolutely Fabulous”
“Portrait of the artist”
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| Untitled (Migrations), Isabel Rawsthorne |
Interesting
stories about the film
1. Derek Jacobi asked if the
movie's DVD was still selling well in 2012 because there are some naked scenes
of Daniel Craig.
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| Derek Jacobi |
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| Daniel Craig |
2. Director John Maybury said in an
interview that Malcolm McDowell was his first choice for Francis Bacon.
McDowell was interested in the role, but withdrew before signing the contract.
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| Malcolm McDowell |
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