Fireworks Wednesday (2006)

Name: Fireworks Wednesday (2006)
Genre: Drama, Mystery
Released: March 16, 2016
Duration: 102 min
Rating: 84

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Grasshopper Film | Release Date: March 16, 2016 | Not Rated

Summary: On the last Wednesday before the spring solstice ushers in the Persian New Year, people set off fireworks following an ancient Zoroastrian tradition. Rouhi, spending her first day at a new job, finds herself in the midst of a different kind of fireworks — a domestic dispute between her new boss and his wife.

Director: Asghar Farhadi

Genre(s): Drama, Mystery

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 102 min

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Deborah Young

Mar 16, 2016

Few Iranian films have tried to realistically depict both the urban middle and lower classes, and fewer still with the complexity of story telling and depth of characterization in Asghar Farhadi’s impressive third feature, Fireworks Wednesday. Read full review

Chris Nashawaty

Mar 22, 2016

Farhadi’s intrigue doesn’t feel like the stuff of a Hollywood thriller. It’s more realistic, more pedestrian than that – which gives it a real ring of low-key emotional truth. Read full review

Kenji Fujishima

Mar 15, 2016

It proves to be not just interesting in how it foreshadows the filmmaker's more mature works, but also a gripping piece of storytelling in its own right. Read full review

Clayton Dillard

Mar 14, 2016

Asghar Farhadi's 2006 film interrogates the tensions between tactility and vision in complex ways. Read full review

Patrick Gamble

Mar 16, 2016

As with all of Farhadi's films there's a frailty behind his characters, with their insecurities and moral dilemmas bubbling to the surface as the director slowly raises the temperature in this pressure cooker of domestic strife. Nervous editing and sinuous cinematography also give the impression that Farhadi is choreographing his stars rather than directing them. Read full review

The Guardian Paul MacInnes

Mar 15, 2016

This is a thoroughly engrossing and densely textured drama, showing Farhadi's cool skill in dissecting the Iranian middle classes and the unhappiness of marriage. Read full review

Ben Kenigsberg

Mar 15, 2016

[Farhadi and cowriter Mani Haghighi] prove to be stronger on atmosphere than on structure, aided by crisp, unnerving camerawork. Read full review

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Ali_Marashian

Jun 21, 2017

I loved this movie, but there's something to that. You can feel the brain put into it, the attention to details, the strong storytelling, those flawless performances, gut wrenching and nerve-racking sequences. A Separation may still be my favorite Farhadi movie but I'm not sure if I likeI loved this movie, but there's something to that. You can feel the brain put into it, the attention to details, the strong storytelling, those flawless performances, gut wrenching and nerve-racking sequences. A Separation may still be my favorite Farhadi movie but I'm not sure if I like this more or About Elly. I could feel Kieslowski's spirit in the ending of the movie (it reminded my three colors blue) and of course you wouldn't be surprised to find out Asghar Farhadi likes Agatha Christie. Superb movie, I definitely recommend it.… Expand

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Brent_Marchant

Apr 29, 2016

A mildly intriguing look at marital life and strife told largely from an outside observer's perspective. While the story is capably handled and deftly told, however, I must also admit that there's not a lot here that's especially innovative, masterful or captivating. TheA mildly intriguing look at marital life and strife told largely from an outside observer's perspective. While the story is capably handled and deftly told, however, I must also admit that there's not a lot here that's especially innovative, masterful or captivating. The sometimes-melodramatic narrative, with its allusions to infidelity and relationship discord, may be daring by Iranian audience standards, but it's hardly the stuff of groundbreaking material in the world of cinema at large. Also, its less-than-subtle metaphors grow a bit too obvious as the movie progresses. All in all, "Fireworks Wednesday" makes for a nice matinee offering but not a landmark work in the annals of filmmaking.… Expand

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