# Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon (1998)

English · Released 1998-09-16

Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon is a 1998 English film. Tilda Swinton appears in it.

Cast: Tilda Swinton as Muriel Belcher

## Storyline
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.

## Common questions

### When was Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon released?
Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon was released on 16 September 1998.

### Who stars in Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon?
Tilda Swinton star in Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon.

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