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

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.

Top Cast

Derek Jacobi

Francis Bacon

Daniel Craig

George Dyer

Tilda Swinton

Muriel Belcher

Anne Lambton

Isabel Rawsthorne

Adrian Scarborough

Daniel Farson