Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon
1998 · 92 min · Director: John Maybury
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
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?
Emotional fingerprint
Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon (1998) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Melancholy 30%, Disturbing 25%, Empathy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Melancholy30%
- Disturbing25%
- Empathy20%
- Love15%
- Anxiety10%
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The strongest emotional signals are Melancholy, Disturbing, Empathy. Genres: Drama, Romance, Biography. AI estimate.
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Consider this title if you are looking for Melancholy, Disturbing and Empathy. Its IMDb rating of 6.5/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 67/100.
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Emotional journey
- Sadness
- Humor
- Tension
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Love
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Disturbing
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Sadness | Humor | Tension |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Humor | 45 % | 7 % | 43 % | 18 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 12′ | Love | 49 % | 9 % | 46 % | 18 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 16′ | Humor | 54 % | 11 % | 51 % | 23 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 21′ | Humor | 50 % | 11 % | 46 % | 25 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 25′ | Humor | 44 % | 13 % | 32 % | 24 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 30′ | Tension | 49 % | 29 % | 19 % | 34 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 35′ | Sadness | 60 % | 44 % | 15 % | 41 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 39′ | Disturbing | 64 % | 40 % | 20 % | 43 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 44′ | Tension | 61 % | 39 % | 25 % | 49 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 48′ | Sadness | 61 % | 48 % | 27 % | 49 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 53′ | Sadness | 60 % | 51 % | 23 % | 44 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 58′ | Sadness | 55 % | 46 % | 18 % | 45 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 62′ | Sadness | 57 % | 49 % | 16 % | 49 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 67′ | Sadness | 68 % | 63 % | 13 % | 48 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 71′ | Sadness | 73 % | 69 % | 11 % | 44 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 76′ | Sadness | 73 % | 66 % | 11 % | 45 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 81′ | Sadness | 75 % | 70 % | 10 % | 40 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 85′ | Sadness | 73 % | 61 % | 9 % | 20 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 90′ | Love | 63 % | 37 % | 5 % | 5 % |
Riches to rags
Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.
Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.
Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.
Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.
Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.
Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.
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Cast
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Details
- Directed by
- John Maybury
- Written by
- John Maybury, Don Jordan
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1998
- Runtime
- 92 min
- Country
- United Kingdom, France, Japan, United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Melancholy
- Data updated
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