Dance First
James Marsh2023-11-03
Think later.
7.9
100 min
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
| Name | Character | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Gabriel Byrne | Samuel Beckett | Unowned |
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Aidan Gillen | James Joyce | Unowned |
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Sandrine Bonnaire | Suzanne | Unowned |
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Fionn O'Shea | Young Samuel | Unowned |
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Maxine Peake | Barbara | Unowned |
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Bronagh Gallagher | Nora Barnacle | Unowned |
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Lisa Dwyer Hogg | May Beckett | Unowned |
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Caroline Boulton | Sylvia Beach | Unowned |
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Gráinne Good | Lucia Joyce | Unowned |
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Cillian Hollywood | 5 year old Samuel | Unowned |
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Patrik Piró | Adam | Unowned |
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Léonie Lojkine | Younger Suzanne | Unowned |
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Andrew Hefler | Leon | Unowned |
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Barry O'Connor | William Beckett | Unowned |
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Caleb Johnston-Miller | 10 year old Samuel | Unowned |
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Robert Aramayo | Alfred Peron | Hangin with Mr. Cooper |
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Rebecka Johnston | Woman 1 | Unowned |
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Szabolcs Kelemen | Prudent | Unowned |
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Laurent Winkler | King Gustav | Unowned |
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Jenni Bowden | Woman 2 | Unowned |
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Júlia Szász | Mania | Unowned |
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Francis McBurney | M | Unowned |
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László Aranyossy | Priest | Unowned |
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Ildikó Hidasi | Lady with dog | Unowned |
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Dávid Mester | Resistance member #3 (uncredited) | Unowned |