An intriguing biographical look at British painter Francis Bacon focusing on his turbulent and tragic relationship with lover George Dyer, a former boxer and small time thief. I, CLAUDIUS veteran Jacobi gives a fiery performance as the mischievous and emotionally chilly artist who is awakened one night in his ill-kempt studio by Dyer, who has come to rob him. Bacon offers him the chance to take whatever he wants if he stays the night. Dyer stays on as Bacon's lover, beginning a turbulent affair during the course of which both parties' insecurities and destructive natures are revealed. Directed by famed British video artist John Maybury.
Director: John Maybury
Producer: Chiara Menage
Actor: Derek Jacobi
Actor: Daniel Craig
Actor: Anne Lambton
Actor: Adrian Scarborough
Actor: Tilda Swinton
Actor: Karl Johnson
Actor: Annabel Brooks
Actor: Richard Newbold
Actor: Ariel Deravenel
Actor: Tallulah
Actor: Andy Linden
Actor: David Kennedy
Actor: Christian Martin
Actor: William Hoyland
Actor: Mark Umbers
Actor: John Dunbar
Actor: James Mitchell
Actor: David Harrison
Actor: Christina Moore
Actor: David Harvey
Actor: Rifat Ozbek
Actor: Anita Pallenberg
Actor: April