Does Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon end with hope?

Barely. Less hopeful than 80% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

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

Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

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

Name: Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon
Genre: Drama
Released: 1998
Duration: 92 min
Rating: 6.1
Cast: Derek Jacobi, Daniel Craig, Tilda Swinton, Anne Lambton, Adrian Scarborough

There's no beauty without the wound

Directed by John Maybury

Produced by BBC Film, BFI

199892 min6.1 / 10

A melancholic, intimate portrait of a doomed love affair between an artist and a working-class man, exploring beauty, desire, and the destructive forces that unravel their bond.

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.

Clusters

Toxic Romance Movies Coping With Death LGBTQ Movies Biographical Drama Movies About Artists

Genres

Drama

Keywords

New Love Loss Of Loved One Arts Artists' Life Painter Biography Lgbt Gay Theme Gay Artist

Questions people ask

Is Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of films.
Does Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 80% of films.
Is Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.
Is Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.
Is Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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