The San Sebastian Film Festival is off to a rousing start now in Spain, with one of its “official selection” films getting the new trailer treatment–finally! Dance First will premiere on September 30 at the festival, so it is only natural for Gabriel Byrne to pop up in an interview […]
Status: Completed Premiering September 30, 2023 at San Sebastian Film Festival, Spain, as part of the Official Selection Directed by James Marsh and written by Neil Forsyth Starring: Gabriel Byrne, Aidan Gillen, Sandrine Bonnaire, Fionn O’Shea, and Bronagh Gallagher Brief Synopsis Dance First is an imaginative, playful and often poignant […]
As I make my way through the summer heat, packing up my house, sweeping and cleaning and boxing up my life, and preparing for what will probably be my last move, I find that I am in tune with Gabriel Byrne more than ever. This interview touches on so many […]
Back in November, we first heard the news that Gabriel Byrne was set to star in a new film about the Irish literary legend Samuel Beckett, entitled Dance First and directed by James Marsh, who brought Stephen Hawking to life in The Theory of Everything. So exciting! Then, the holidays […]
The Newest News Dance First, a film about Samuel Beckett One of my favorite online literary haunts is Lithub. It is like a cozy but very busy bookstore, full of smart and pleasant people who are happy to tell you what to read, what not to read (unless you really, […]
Variety brought us the great news: Production, finance and sales outfit Film Constellation is launching pre-sales on upcoming Samuel Beckett biopic “Dance First,” to be directed by James Marsh and to star Gabriel Byrne. Marsh won an Academy Award for best documentary feature in 2009 with “Man on Wire,” and […]