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Dance First

Dance First (2023)

Movie · Released · 100 min · ★ 6.9

History, Drama

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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.

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Cast

Gabriel ByrneGabriel ByrneSamuel BeckettAidan GillenAidan GillenJames JoyceSandrine BonnaireSandrine BonnaireSuzanneFionn O'SheaFionn O'SheaYoung SamuelMaxine PeakeMaxine PeakeBarbaraBronagh GallagherBronagh GallagherNora BarnacleLisa Dwyer HoggLisa Dwyer HoggMay BeckettCaroline BoultonCaroline BoultonSylvia BeachGráinne GoodGráinne GoodLucia Joyce
Cillian Hollywood5 year old Samuel
Patrik PiróAdam
Léonie LojkineYounger SuzanneAndrew HeflerAndrew HeflerLeonBarry O'ConnorBarry O'ConnorWilliam BeckettCaleb Johnston-MillerCaleb Johnston-Miller10 year old Samuel

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