Dance First

November. 03,2023      
Rating:
6.4
Trailer Synopsis Cast

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.

Gabriel Byrne as  Samuel Beckett
Aidan Gillen as  James Joyce
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
Andrew Hefler as  Leon

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Reviews

Acensbart
2023/11/03

Excellent but underrated film

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Console
2023/11/04

best movie i've ever seen.

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Bluebell Alcock
2023/11/05

Ok... Let's be honest. It cannot be the best movie but is quite enjoyable. The movie has the potential to develop a great plot for future movies

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Allison Davies
2023/11/06

The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

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