September 26, 2009
a good art house movie weird visuals tortured artist story strange music and daniel craig full frontal-priceless!
Adrian Scarborough, Andy Linden, Annabel Brooks
One of the 20th century's greatest painters, Francis Bacon (1909-1992), was at the height of his celebrity during London's swinging '60s. Bacon, however, a fiercely cruel artist suffers from the malad...( read more
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DVD Release Date: April 4, 2000
Stats: 96 reviews
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September 22, 2009A little long IMHO but certainly worth watching. Derek Jacobi has this great ability of coming off as insanely creepy with just a look. His portrayal of Bacon is spot on from what Ive read of him. To say he's self centered and cruel is an understatemet. Daniel Craig does a wonder...( read more)
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September 15, 2009Francis Bacon (28 October 1909 ? 28 April 1992) was an Irish-born British figurative painter. His artwork is known for its bold, austere, homoerotic and often violent or nightmarish imagery, which typically shows room-bound masculine figures isolated in glass or steel geometrical...( read more)
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August 25, 2009Derek Jacobi rolling around in a bed with Daniel Craig. You either want to see that or you don't. I do.
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January 11, 2009as dark & twisted as some of Bacon's works. surprising to see an early and vulnerable performance from Craig. this movie doesn't sugar coat what a bastard Bacon was, and for that it gains points with me. i'd still love to see a more all-encompassing biopic on Bacon.
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October 2, 2008Great movie. A must-see for anyone who's interested in Francis Bacon. MAJOR BONUS: Daniel Craig does full-frontal nudity!!!:)
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