Dance First

About Dance First

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.

Dance First (2023) is a history film directed by James Marsh. Gabriel Byrne takes the lead as Samuel Beckett, Aidan Gillen as James Joyce, Sandrine Bonnaire as Suzanne, and Fionn O'Shea as Young Samuel.

At 100 minutes long, it arrived in November 2023. Written by Neil Forsyth. It was produced by Sky Arts.

Members will find 1900s, novelist, poet, and 20th century in it. In the United States it streams on Hulu.

Moulin Rouge!, Genius, and A Quiet Passion make useful companions to Dance First, all filed under writer.