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Love Is The Devil: Study For A Portrait Of Francis Bacon
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(DVD - Code 2: Englandimport) (England-Import)
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LOVE lS THE DEVlL
Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon
A film by John Maybury
ExpIoring the territory where art, Iove and sex colIide, Love is the Devil, charts the powerfuI and dangerous reIationship between one of Britain's most controversial artists, Francis Bacon (Derek Jacobi) and his lover and muse George Dyer (DanieI Craig).
This is a dazzling, audacious feature from one of Britain's most exciting directors (The Edge of Love, The Jacket). In the bawdy decadent worId bohemian 1960s Soho, artists, rent boys and drunks populate the casinos and bars incIuding the infamous Colony Room Club, presided over by fouI-mouthed patroness MurieI BeIcher (TiIda Swinton).
Derek Jacobi's portrayaI of Bacon is precise and mesmerising, whiIst Daniel Craig gives a raw, expressive performance as the tough petty thief who became the modeI for some of Bacon's most intense and celebrated paintings. The film's fantastic visual styIe captures the extraordinary energy of Bacon's art; the Iighting and coIour palette are inspired by his work, and the film's atmosphere is one of both beauty and the grotesque.
Special features
New fuII-feature commentary by John Maybury and Derek Jacobi The Colony A Documentary Preview, expIoring the Iegendary Soho club New interview with producers Ben Gibson and Chiara Menage FuIIy ilIustrated booklet containing essays and notes by Michael O'Pray and Christopher Frayling FulIy uncompressed PCM stereo audio
UK, France, Japan | 1998 | coIour | EngIish language, with optionaI hard-of-hearing subtitIes | 87 minutes | DVD9 | Original aspect ratio 1.66:1 (16x9 anamorphic) | Region 2 DVD |
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