Dance First poster

Dance First( 2023)

TV-MAHistoryDrama
79%
User
Score

Think later.

Overview

Parisian bon vivant, World War II Resistance fighter, Nobel Prize-winning playwright, philandering husband and recluse…Samuel Beckett lived a life of many parts. Titled after Beckett’s famous ethos “Dance first, think later”, the film is a sweeping account of the life of this 20th-century icon.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Gabriel Byrne

      Samuel Beckett

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      Aidan Gillen

      James Joyce

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      Sandrine Bonnaire

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      Fionn O'Shea

      Young Samuel

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      Maxine Peake

      Barbara

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      Bronagh Gallagher

      Nora Barnacle

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      Lisa Dwyer Hogg

      May Beckett

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      Caroline Boulton

      Sylvia Beach

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      Gráinne Good

      Lucia Joyce

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      Cillian Hollywood

      5 year old Samuel

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      Patrik Piró

      Adam

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      Léonie Lojkine

      Younger Suzanne

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      Andrew Hefler

      Leon

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      Barry O'Connor

      William Beckett

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      Caleb Johnston-Miller

      10 year old Samuel

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      Robert Aramayo

      Alfred Peron

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      Rebecka Johnston

      Woman 1

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      Szabolcs Kelemen

      Prudent

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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Sat Nov 04 2023
    Gabriel Byrne's rather uninspiring portrayal of Nobel laureate Samuel Beckett begins at the ceremony when he collects his cheque then climbs up through the theatre to a cave where he meets himself (in a polo neck) and together they try to decide what to do with the cash! This chat provides the scenario for a retrospective of the man's life. His childhood with a loving father and more distant mother; a life (now played by Fionn O'Shea) in Paris where he encounters the legendary James Joyce (Aiden Gillen) and his dance-loving daughter "Lucia" (Gráinne Good) before the Nazis arrive and he joins th...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

    162919.00

    Keywords

    • poet
    • biography
    • writer
    • recluse
    • philanderer
    • 1900s
    • samuel beckett
    • 20th century
    • irish novelist