Dance First

1h 40min

History

Drama

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.

Production Companies

2LE Media

Film Constellation

Proton Cinema

Sky Arts

uMedia

Cast

Gabriel Byrne

Gabriel Byrne

Samuel Beckett
Aidan Gillen

Aidan Gillen

James Joyce
Fionn O'Shea

Fionn O'Shea

Young Samuel
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
Léonie Lojkine

Léonie Lojkine

Younger Suzanne
Barry O'Connor

Barry O'Connor

William Beckett
Caleb Johnston-Miller

Caleb Johnston-Miller

10 year old Samuel
Robert Aramayo

Robert Aramayo

Alfred Peron
Laurent Winkler

Laurent Winkler

King Gustav
Ildikó Hidasi

Ildikó Hidasi

Lady with dog
Dávid Mester

Dávid Mester

Resistance member #3 (uncredited)

Release date

3rd Nov 2023

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English, Français