Grasshopper Films are moving quickly. Within a week of their unveiling, the new distributor have released a trailer and poster for their first release — no small start, either. The film is Fireworks Wednesday, an Asghar Farhadi-helmed feature that received some U.S. outlets years ago, but never on the scale that Grasshopper, VOD platform and all, can now offer.
A slate of new showings is one thing; sweetening the deal is, based on this first trailer, a major cleaning-up of the ruddy DVD transfer we’ve had to settle with for several years. (“Settle with” if you could acquire said DVD for a reasonable price, that is.) Much as About Elly‘s was recently given 35mm and Blu-ray presentations, this new coating should really, truly ensure that viewers are treated to something that feels new. Let the fun begin!
Have a look below:
Synopsis:
Rouhi (Taraneh Alidoosti), a young freelance maid who will be married in two days, is sent by her agency to the middle class home of a couple in the throes of a marital meltdown. Mojdeh (Hedye Tehran) is convinced her husband Morteza (Hamid Farokhnezhad) is cheating on her with the next door neighbor. She employs Rouhi as a spy, thrusting her into the center of the maelstrom.
Fireworks Wednesday will open at New York’s Film Forum on March 16 – a.k.a. Fireworks Wednesday.