Dance First

Dance First

Think later.

2023 en 100 minutes

Rating: 7.1

Plot

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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Cast

Gabriel Byrne

Gabriel Byrne

Samuel Beckett

Aidan Gillen

Aidan Gillen

James Joyce

Sandrine Bonnaire

Sandrine Bonnaire

Suzanne

Fionn O'Shea

Fionn O'Shea

Young Samuel

Maxine Peake

Maxine Peake

Barbara

Bronagh Gallagher

Bronagh Gallagher

Nora Barnacle

Lisa Dwyer Hogg

Lisa Dwyer Hogg

May Beckett

Caroline Boulton

Caroline Boulton

Sylvia Beach

Gráinne Good

Gráinne Good

Lucia Joyce

Cillian Hollywood

Cillian Hollywood

5 year old Samuel

Patrik Piró

Patrik Piró

Adam

Léonie Lojkine

Léonie Lojkine

Younger Suzanne

Andrew Hefler

Andrew Hefler

Leon

Barry O'Connor

Barry O'Connor

William Beckett

Caleb Johnston-Miller

Caleb Johnston-Miller

10 year old Samuel

Robert Aramayo

Robert Aramayo

Alfred Peron

Rebecka Johnston

Rebecka Johnston

Woman 1

Szabolcs Kelemen

Szabolcs Kelemen

Prudent

Laurent Winkler

Laurent Winkler

King Gustav

Jenni Bowden

Jenni Bowden

Woman 2

Júlia Szász

Júlia Szász

Mania

Francis McBurney

Francis McBurney

M

László Aranyossy

László Aranyossy

Priest

Ildikó Hidasi

Ildikó Hidasi

Lady with dog

Dávid Mester

Dávid Mester

Resistance member #3 (uncredited)

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