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Dance First (2023)

03/11/2023 (BE)History, Drama1h 40m
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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.

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    1. Gabriel Byrne

      Gabriel Byrne

      Samuel Beckett

    2. Aidan Gillen

      Aidan Gillen

      James Joyce

    3. Sandrine Bonnaire

      Sandrine Bonnaire

      Suzanne

    4. Fionn O'Shea

      Fionn O'Shea

      Young Samuel

    5. Maxine Peake

      Maxine Peake

      Barbara

    6. Bronagh Gallagher

      Bronagh Gallagher

      Nora Barnacle

    7. Lisa Dwyer Hogg

      Lisa Dwyer Hogg

      May Beckett

    8. Caroline Boulton

      Caroline Boulton

      Sylvia Beach

    9. Gráinne Good

      Gráinne Good

      Lucia Joyce

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    A review by CinemaSerf

    6.0
    Written by CinemaSerf on Nov 4, 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 t...

    StatusReleased

    Original LanguageEnglish

    Budget-

    Revenue$162,919.00

    Keywords

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