Dance First (2023)
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.
Director:
James Marsh
Writer:
Neil Forsyth
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Gabriel Byrne as Samuel Beckett |
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Aidan Gillen as James Joyce |
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Sandrine Bonnaire as Suzanne |
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Fionn O'Shea as Young Samuel |
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Maxine Peake as Barbara |
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Bronagh Gallagher as Nora Barnacle |
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Lisa Dwyer Hogg as May Beckett |
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Caroline Boulton as Sylvia Beach |
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Gráinne Good as Lucia Joyce |
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Cillian Hollywood as 5 year old Samuel |
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Patrik Piró as Adam |
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Léonie Lojkine as Younger Suzanne |
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Andrew Hefler as Leon |
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Barry O'Connor as William Beckett |
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Caleb Johnston-Miller as 10 year old Samuel |
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Robert Aramayo as Alfred Peron |
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Rebecka Johnston as Woman 1 |
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Szabolcs Kelemen as Prudent |
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Laurent Winkler as King Gustav |
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Jenni Bowden as Woman 2 |
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Júlia Szász as Mania |
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Francis McBurney as M |
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László Aranyossy as Priest |
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Ildikó Hidasi as Lady with dog |
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Dávid Mester as Resistance member #3 (uncredited) |
| Camera | Antonio Paladino | Director of Photography |
| Production | Paul Ashton | Executive Producer |
| Writing | Neil Forsyth | Screenplay |
| Directing | James Marsh | Director |
| Production | Tom Thostrup | Producer |
| Production | Michael Livingstone | Producer |
| Production | Viktória Petrányi | Producer |
| Production | Fabien Westerhoff | Executive Producer |
| Directing | Laura Mihartescu | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Jessica Anna Camacho | Second Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Attila Végh | Hair Designer |
| Art | Orosz Tamás | Set Dresser |
| Editing | David Charap | Editor |
| Production | Brigitta Karádi | Unit Manager |
| Costume & Make-Up | Nóra Koltai | Makeup Designer |
| Art | Damien Creagh | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Réka Görgényi | Prosthetic Makeup Artist |
| Production | Olivia Scott-Webb | Casting Director |
| Art | Balázs Bakró | Props |
| Art | Maya Angelus | Standby Art Director |
| Production | Adam Heisler | Production Manager |
