Project Detail

Dance First

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.
Official Selection San Sebastian Film Festival 2023 - World premiere

Details

Year
2023
Type of film
Features
Running time
96 min
Director
James Marsh
Producer
Michael Livingstone, Tom Thostrup
Executive Producer
Paul Ashton, Philip Edgar-Jones, Neil Forsyth, Tilusha Ghelani, Richard Mansell, Jasmin Morrison, Julia Stuart
Editor
David Charap
Screenwriter
Neil Forsyth
Director of Photography
Antonio Paladino
Production Designer
Damien Creagh
Principal cast
Gabriel Byrne, Aidan Gillen, Maxine Peake, Bronagh Gallagher, Sandrine Bonnaire, Finn O'Shea

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Production Status

Production Company

2LE Media (UK), Film Constellation (UK), Proton Cinema (HU), Sky Arts (UK), Umedia (BE)

2LE Media

115 Stanhope Gardens
Haringey
London
N4 1HZ

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