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

The movie, a biographical drama and dark romance, primarily evokes Sadness, Melancholy, and Empathy due to George Dyer's tragic decline into depression, addiction, and his struggles with Francis Bacon's casual infidelities and eventual detachment. A significant sense of Disturbing is present from Dyer's nightmares, the masochistic sexual dynamic, and the overall destructive nature of their relationship. While classified as a romance, the Love depicted is complex and dysfunctional, contributing to the pervasive Anxiety and feelings of Anger or Disgust towards Bacon's callousness. Curiosity is also a factor, driven by the biographical exploration of such a unique and troubled relationship.