

Dance First
Think later.
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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6.6/10
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
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- Box office
- $162.9K
- Language
- French
- poet
- biography
- writer
- novelist
- recluse
- philanderer
- 1900s
- samuel beckett
- 20th century
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- Theatrical (limited)9 Aug 2024
- Digital / OTT16 Aug 2024
United KingdomGB
- Theatrical12A3 Nov 2023
- Digital / OTT12Sky Cinema/Now14 Dec 2023
AustraliaAU
- Digital / OTTM1 Aug 2024
ChinaCN
- PremiereShanghai International Film Festival14 Jun 2024
ItalyIT
- Theatrical1 Feb 2024
New ZealandNZ
- Digital / OTTM1 Aug 2024
PortugalPT
- TheatricalM/123 Nov 2023
RussiaRU
- Theatrical18 Apr 2024
SpainES
- PremiereDonostia-San Sebastián International Film Festival30 Sept 2023
- Theatrical15 Dec 2023
TaiwanTW
- PremiereGolden Horse Fantastic Film Festival12 Apr 2024
UkraineUA
- Theatrical27 Jun 2024
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Dance First was released on 3 November 2023.
Audience reviews
1- C6/10
CinemaSerf
11/4/2023
Gabriel Byrne's rather uninspiring portrayal of Nobel laureate Samuel Beckett begins at the ceremony when he collects his cheque then climbs up through the theatre to a cave where he meets himself (in a polo neck) and together they try to decide what to do with the cash! This chat provides the scenario for a retrospective of the man's life. His childhood with a loving father and more distant mother; a life (now playe…
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