• Director(s)

    John Maybury

  • Production Year

    1998

  • Release date

    06/07/2015

  • Genre(s)

    Drama

  • Approx. running minutes

    90m

  • Cast

    Derek Jacobi, Daniel Craig, Tilda Swinton, Anne Lambton, Adrian Scarborough, Karl Johnson

Film

LOVE IS THE DEVIL

strong language, sex, sex references, nudity, violence, drug misuse

LOVE IS THE DEVIL: STUDY FOR A PORTRAIT OF FRANCIS BACON is a biopic about British artist Francis Bacon.…

LOVE IS THE DEVIL: STUDY FOR A PORTRAIT OF FRANCIS BACON is a biopic about British artist Francis Bacon.

Violence
During a boxing match, a man is punched in the face with strong impact detail; blood is seen spurting from the wound in slow motion before it splashes onto the face of a member of the audience.
Language
There are over twenty uses of strong language ('f**k'), as well as various uses of moderate and mild bad language, including 'shit', 'bloody', 'piss', 'wankers', 'cock', 'buggers', 'twat', 'God' and 'Christ'. There are also uses of discriminatory terms, including 'poof' and 'queers'.
Sex
A sadomasochistic relationship is implied when a man is seen tightening a belt beside his lover, who is bent over on all fours; during the scene, the belt is never used, but it is implied that the man is about to stub out a cigarette on his partner's back. There are also implied scenes of sex when two nude bodies are seen writhing together. There are strong sex references, including to urolagnia and sadomasochism.
Drugs
A character is seen misusing prescribed medication by mixing pills with alcohol and eventually overdosing on them.
Nudity
There is both male and female genital nudity.

  • Director(s)

    John Maybury

  • Production Year

    1998

  • Release date

    06/07/2015

  • Genre(s)

    Drama

  • Approx. running minutes

    90m

  • Cast

    Derek Jacobi, Daniel Craig, Tilda Swinton, Anne Lambton, Adrian Scarborough, Karl Johnson

strong language, sex, sex references, nudity, violence, drug misuse
Classified Date:
07/07/2015
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
BFI Films
Violence
During a boxing match, a man is punched in the face with strong impact detail; blood is seen spurting from the wound in slow motion before it splashes onto the face of a member of the audience.
Language
There are over twenty uses of strong language ('f**k'), as well as various uses of moderate and mild bad language, including 'shit', 'bloody', 'piss', 'wankers', 'cock', 'buggers', 'twat', 'God' and 'Christ'. There are also uses of discriminatory terms, including 'poof' and 'queers'.
Sex
A sadomasochistic relationship is implied when a man is seen tightening a belt beside his lover, who is bent over on all fours; during the scene, the belt is never used, but it is implied that the man is about to stub out a cigarette on his partner's back. There are also implied scenes of sex when two nude bodies are seen writhing together. There are strong sex references, including to urolagnia and sadomasochism.
Drugs
A character is seen misusing prescribed medication by mixing pills with alcohol and eventually overdosing on them.
Nudity
There is both male and female genital nudity.
Passed '18' for sex and nudity
Classified Date:
07/07/1998
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Artificial Eye Film Co. Ltd
Classified Date:
19/05/1999
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Twentieth Century Fox Home Ent.
Classified Date:
10/11/1998
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Twentieth Century Fox Home Ent.
Classified Date:
24/03/2009
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
BFI Video
Paperwork Remarks:
Additional material Director's audio commentary

  • Classified date

    07/07/2015

  • BBFC reference

    BFF154359

  • Language

    English