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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.
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Sep 16, 1998
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BBC Film, BFI, Arts Council of England, Première Heure, Uplink, Partners In Crime Films
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Derek Jacobi
Francis Bacon
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Daniel Craig
George Dyer
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Tilda Swinton
Muriel Belcher
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Anne Lambton
Isabel Rawsthorne
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Adrian Scarborough
Daniel Farson
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Karl Johnson
John Deakin
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Annabel Brooks
Henrietta Moreas
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Ulla Larson-Styles
Parisian Art World
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Anita Pallenberg
Casino
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Mark Umbers
PC Denham
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Andy Linden
Ken Bidwell
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David Kennedy
Joe Furneval
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Gary Hume
Volker Dix
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Damian Dibben
Brighton Rent Boys
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Antony Cotton
Brighton Rent Boys
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Christian Martin
Bell-Hop
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Wesley Morgan
Boxer
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Nigel Travis
Boxer
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William Hoyland
Police Sergeant
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Hamish Bowles
David Hockney
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Study for a portrait of Francis Bacon.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Confronting the Weight of the Past
Francis Bacon
Look, why don't you just go, George. I got to get on with this.
George Dyer
I'm going, I... I'm going. Anyway, when you gave me the keys, it was meant to mean I could live here.
Francis Bacon
What's past is past.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
