Dance First (2023)

Name: Dance First
Director: James Marsh
Genre: History, Drama
Released: 2023-11-03
Duration: 1 h 40 min
Cast: Gabriel Byrne, Aidan Gillen, Sandrine Bonnaire, Fionn O'Shea

History Drama

Director: James Marsh

Cast: Gabriel Byrne, Aidan Gillen, Sandrine Bonnaire, Fionn O'Shea

6.0

43%

Runtime100 min

Rating12A

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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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Dance First (2023), directed by James Marsh, offers an introspective and compelling exploration of the life of renowned 20th-century playwright Samuel Beckett. With a stellar cast featuring Gabriel Byrne and Sandrine Bonnaire, the film blends historical drama with a nuanced examination of Beckett's artistic vision and personal struggles, making it a must-see for fans of thoughtful biopics.

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Dance First is a 2023 biographical film about Irish playwright Samuel Beckett, directed by James Marsh and written by Neil Forsyth. Gabriel Byrne stars as Beckett, with a supporting cast featuring Fionn O'Shea as a younger Beckett and Aidan Gillen as James Joyce.