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Dance First
Dance First
, 2023Belgium, Hungary, Great Britain / Biography, Drama / 18+
Synopsis
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.
Cast
Aidan Gillen
James Joyce
Gabriel Byrne
Samuel Beckett (old)
Maxine Peake
Barbara
Bronagh Gallagher
Nora
Fionn O'Shea
Samuel Beckett (young)
Sandrine Bonnaire
Suzanne
Caroline Boulton
Sylvia Beach
Robert Aramayo
Alfred Peron
Lisa Dwyer Hogg
May Beckett
Barry O'Connor
William Beckett
Rebecka Johnston
Woman 1
Gráinne Good
Lucia Joyce
Director
James Marsh
Writer
Samuel Beckett, Neil Forsyth
Film details
Country
Belgium / Hungary / Great Britain
Runtime
1 hour 40 minutes
Production year
2023
Online premiere
14 December 2023
World premiere
30 September 2023
Release date
| 4 April 2024 | Russia | Экспонента | |
| 2 May 2024 | Azerbaijan | ||
| 29 February 2024 | Bulgaria | ||
| 3 November 2023 | Great Britain | 12A | |
| 1 February 2024 | Italy | ||
| 2 May 2024 | Kyrgyzstan | ||
| 2 May 2024 | Moldova | ||
| 3 November 2023 | Portugal | M/12 | |
| 15 December 2023 | Spain | ||
| 2 May 2024 | Tajikistan | ||
| 27 June 2024 | Ukraine | ||
| 29 February 2024 | Uzbekistan |
Worldwide Gross
$163,151
Production
2LE Media, Film Constellation, Proton Cinema
Also known as
Dance First, Dança Primeiro. Pensa Depois., Előbb táncolj!, Prima danza, poi pensa - Scoprendo Beckett, Χορεύοντας με τον Μπέκετ, Гении, Генії, 作家不跳舞： 等待貝克特
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