History ·Drama · Belgium · 2023 · 1h 40m

Dance First

Dance First poster
Director
James Marsh
Cast
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
Crew
Antonio Paladino — Director of Photography David Charap — Editor Neil Forsyth — Screenplay Michael Livingstone — Producer Viktória Petrányi — Producer Tom Thostrup — Producer
Tagline

Think later.

Synopsis

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.

Trailer Dance First — Official Trailer
Official Trailer youtube.com
Mood & Themes
poetbiographywriternovelistreclusephilanderer1900ssamuel beckett20th century
Key Collaborators
James Marsh Director Antonio Paladino Director of Photography David Charap Editor Neil Forsyth Screenplay Michael Livingstone Producer Viktória Petrányi Producer Tom Thostrup Producer Damien Creagh Production Design
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