The read
A Balasaur Score of 55 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6/10, Rotten Tomatoes 43%, Metacritic 46/100. Audiences rate it 14 points higher than critics do. Most of the 649 2020s history movies in this catalog score higher. Streaming on Hulu.
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.
Ratings
IMDb6/10
Rotten Tomatoes43%
Metacritic46/100
Audiences rate it 14 points higher than critics do.
25 audience votes
Key crew
- Neil ForsythScreenplay
- James MarshDirector
Cast
- Gabriel ByrneSamuel Beckett
- Aidan GillenJames Joyce
- Sandrine BonnaireSuzanne
- Fionn O'SheaYoung Samuel
- Maxine PeakeBarbara
- Bronagh GallagherNora Barnacle
- Lisa Dwyer HoggMay Beckett
- Caroline BoultonSylvia Beach
- Gráinne GoodLucia Joyce
- Cillian Hollywood5 year old Samuel
- Patrik PiróAdam
- Léonie LojkineYounger Suzanne
