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Biography of British painter Francis Bacon focuses on his relationship with his lover, George Dyer, a former small time crook.Biography of British painter Francis Bacon focuses on his relationship with his lover, George Dyer, a former small time crook.Biography of British painter Francis Bacon focuses on his relationship with his lover, George Dyer, a former small time crook.
- Awards
- 7 wins & 3 nominations
Richard Newbould
- Blonde Billy
- (as Richard Newbold)
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- TriviaDiscussing how well DVD copies of this movie (about a gay British artist) were still selling in 2012, Sir Derek Jacobi commented, "that's because there are some scenes in which Daniel Craig is stark-bollock naked."
- Quotes
Francis Bacon: Champagne for my real friends, real pain for my sham friends.
- SoundtracksTime On My Hands
Performed by Al Bowlly
Written by Vincent Youmans (as Youmans), Harold Adamson (as Adamson) & Mack Gordon (as Gordon)
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Ruthless, peculiar, heart-drenching, fascinating.
Love is the Devil is amazingly rich in character and visuals. Just like Bacon's paintings, it is abstract, provocative, dark, and cruel, yet intensely mesmorizing. Maybury couldn't have picked a better actor than Derek Jacobi to portray the very disturbed Bacon. Jacobi is so good, I wondered whether this was just acting or the real thing. One of my favorite scene was Bacon grooming himself, using ammonia cleanser to brush his teeth and curling his eyelashes with his saliva. Neither could I ever forget the countless enigmatic facial expressions Jacobi delivers. One of the best films I've seen in years.
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- Marvin-18
- Dec 17, 1998
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- Love Is the Devil
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- Gross US & Canada
- $354,004
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $63,202
- Oct 11, 1998
- Gross worldwide
- $354,004
- Runtime1 hour 27 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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By what name was Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon (1998) officially released in India in English?
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