Dance First

Dance First (2023)

Think later.

  • Genre: History, Drama
  • Release Date: 2023-11-03
  • User Rating: 7.9/10 from 16 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 40min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: 2LE Media
  • Production Country: Belgium, Hungary, United Kingdom
  • Director: James Marsh
star 7.9/10
From 16 Ratings

Summary

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.

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  • Gabriel Byrne

    as Samuel Beckett
  • Aidan Gillen

    as James Joyce
  • Sandrine Bonnaire

    as Suzanne
  • Fionn O'Shea

    as Young Samuel
  • Maxine Peake

    as Barbara
  • Bronagh Gallagher

    as Nora Barnacle
  • Lisa Dwyer Hogg

    as May Beckett
  • Caroline Boulton

    as Sylvia Beach
  • Gráinne Good

    as Lucia Joyce
  • Cillian Hollywood

    as 5 year old Samuel
  • Patrik Piró

    as Adam
  • Léonie Lojkine

    as Younger Suzanne
  • Andrew Hefler

    as Leon
  • Barry O'Connor

    as William Beckett
  • Caleb Johnston-Miller

    as 10 year old Samuel
  • Robert Aramayo

    as Alfred Peron
  • Rebecka Johnston

    as Woman 1
  • Szabolcs Kelemen

    as Prudent
  • Laurent Winkler

    as King Gustav
  • Jenni Bowden

    as Woman 2
  • Júlia Szász

    as Mania
  • Francis McBurney

    as M
  • László Aranyossy

    as Priest
  • Ildikó Hidasi

    as Lady with dog
  • Dávid Mester

    as Resistance member #3 (uncredited)
Directing James Marsh Director
Writing Neil Forsyth Screenplay
Production Paul Ashton Executive Producer
Production Michael Livingstone Producer
Production Viktória Petrányi Producer
Production Tom Thostrup Producer
Production Fabien Westerhoff Executive Producer
Camera Antonio Paladino Director of Photography
Directing Laura Mihartescu First Assistant Director
Directing Jessica Anna Camacho Second Assistant Director
Production Brigitta Karádi Unit Manager
Production Adam Heisler Production Manager
Art Balázs Bakró Props
Art Orosz Tamás Set Dresser
Costume & Make-Up Réka Görgényi Prosthetic Makeup Artist
Costume & Make-Up Nóra Koltai Makeup Designer
Costume & Make-Up Attila Végh Hair Designer
Art Maya Angelus Standby Art Director
Art Damien Creagh Production Design
Production Olivia Scott-Webb Casting Director
Editing David Charap Editor

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