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

Synopsis

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.

Cast & Crew

Directed by John Maybury

• 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