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Love is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon
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Love Is The Devil: Study For A Portrait Of Francis Bacon is a 1998 film made for television by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) and released theatrically elsewhere. It was written and directed by John Maybury and stars Derek Jacobi, Daniel Craig, and Tilda Swinton.
A biography of British 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 Guilded Gutter Life of Francis Bacon by Daniel Farson, and is dedicated to him.
Awards
The film won three awards at the
Edinburgh International Film Festival: Best New British Feature (director
John Maybury) and two Best British Performance awards, one for Jacobi and the other for future
James Bond actor Craig.
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