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Where to Watch Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon (1998) in the US
- 1998
- Unrated
- 1h 27m
- 6.5IMDb
- 67%Rotten Tomatoes
Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon is available with a subscription, free with ads, free with a participating library card, or to rent in the United States.
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What it's about
In the 1960s, British painter Francis Bacon (1909-1992) surprises a burglar and invites him to share his bed. The burglar, a working class man named George Dyer, thirty years younger than Bacon, accepts. Bacon finds Dyer's amorality and innocence attractive, introducing him to his Soho pals. In their sex life, Dyer dominates, Bacon is the masochist. Dyer's bouts with depression, his drinking, pill popping, and his Satanic nightmares strain the relationship, as does his pain with Bacon's casual infidelities. Bacon paints, talks with wit, and, as Dyer spins out of control, begins to find him tiresome. Could Bacon care less?
Cast and crew
- Director
- John Maybury
- Writer
- John Maybury, Don Jordan
- Starring
- Derek Jacobi, Daniel Craig, Tilda Swinton
Details
- Release date
- Oct 7, 1998
- Language
- English, French
- Country
- United Kingdom, France, Japan, United States
- Box office
- $354,004
- Awards
- 7 wins & 3 nominations
Where to Watch Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon (1998) in the US — common questions
- Where to watch Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon in the United States?
- Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon is available with a subscription, free with ads, free with a participating library card, or to rent in the United States. Watch the movie with a subscription on Dekkoo (HD) and Strand Releasing (HD). Watch the movie free with ads on The Roku Channel (HD). Watch the movie free with a participating library card on hoopla and Kanopy (HD). Rent the movie on Apple TV Store, Fandango at Home, and Prime Video.
- Can I stream Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon or do I have to rent it in the United States?
- Watch the movie with a subscription on Dekkoo (HD) and Strand Releasing (HD). Rent the movie on Apple TV Store, Fandango at Home, and Prime Video.
- Can I watch Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon for free in the United States?
- Watch the movie free with ads on The Roku Channel (HD). Watch the movie free with a participating library card on hoopla and Kanopy (HD).
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