Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon is a 1998 film produced by The British Film Institute and BBC Film. It was written and directed by John Maybury and stars Derek Jacobi, Daniel
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Sir Derek George Jacobi is an English actor. Known for his roles on stage and screen as well as for his work at the Royal National Theatre, he has received numerous accolades including a Tony Award, a
Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon
…a Portrait of Francis Bacon is a 1998 film produced by The British Film Institute and BBC Film. It was written and directed by John Maybury and stars Derek Jacobi, Daniel Craig and Tilda Swinton. A fictional biography of painter Francis Bacon (Jacobi), it concentrates on his strained relationship with George Dyer…
Jacobi in 2022
Laurence Olivier discovered Derek Jacobi, inviting him to join the Royal National Theatre.
Jacobi with Frank Barrie performing The Merchant of Venice in 1971
Jacobi in 2013