{"product_id":"love-is-the-devil","title":"LOVE IS THE DEVIL - DVD","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eLOVE IS THE DEVIL\u003cbr\u003eStudy for a Portrait of Francis Bacon\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA film by John Maybury\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eExploring the territory where art, love and sex collide, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eLove is the Devil,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e charts the powerful and dangerous relationship between one of Britain's most controversial artists, Francis Bacon (Derek Jacobi) and his lover and muse George Dyer (Daniel Craig).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is a dazzling, audacious feature from one of Britain's most exciting directors (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Edge of Love, The Jacket\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e). In the bawdy decadent world bohemian 1960s Soho, artists, rent boys and drunks populate the casinos and bars including the infamous Colony Room Club, presided over by foul-mouthed patroness Muriel Belcher (Tilda Swinton).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDerek Jacobi's portrayal of Bacon is precise and mesmerising, whilst Daniel Craig gives a raw, expressive performance as the tough petty thief who became the model for some of Bacon's most intense and celebrated paintings. The film's fantastic visual style captures the extraordinary energy of Bacon's art; the lighting and colour palette are inspired by his work, and the film's atmosphere is one of both beauty and the grotesque.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eSpecial features\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"a-unordered-list a-vertical\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNew full-feature commentary by John Maybury and Derek Jacobi\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Colony A Documentary Preview,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e exploring the legendary Soho club\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNew interview with producers Ben Gibson and Chiara Menage\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFully illustrated booklet containing essays and notes by Michael O'Pray and Christopher Frayling\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFully uncompressed PCM stereo audio\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUK, France, Japan | 1998 | colour | English language, with optional hard-of-hearing subtitles | 87 minutes | DVD9 | Original aspect ratio 1.66:1 (16x9 anamorphic) | Region 2 DVD\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BFI","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46600830714030,"sku":"BFIVD776","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0583\/4614\/3918\/files\/love-is-the-devil-lime-light.jpg?v=1754409552","url":"https:\/\/limelightcollection.co.uk\/en-us\/products\/love-is-the-devil","provider":"Limelight Collection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}