Durval Discos


Durval Discos is a 2002 Brazilian film by Anna Muylaert shot in Pinheiros, a borough of So Paulo. The film is noticeable for its soundtrack made up of 1970s Brazilian music that reflects the protagonists taste, as he is himself a hippie, as well as Andr Abujamras original score, more present in the films second, darker half. The shift of mood from the first part to the second was advertised as lifes A and B sides, a reference to the films homage to LPs.

In the late 1990s, Durval Ary Frana is a middleaged man who owns a record store in the first floor of his overbearing mothers Etty Fraser house. A typical hippie, Durval refuses to sell CDs despite the decline in customers. He notices his mother is not giving as much attention to cooking and house chores as she once did, and suggests they hire a maid, a task which is tricky since they are only willing to pay 100 reais. A young woman Letcia Sabatella finally appears willing to take on the job, but disappears after one day. They soon discover that she left a little girl called Kiki and a note asking them to take care of her for a few days. Durval and his mother become attached to Kiki, but soon discover she is actually the daughter of a wealthy family from the countryside who has been kidnapped.Tim Maias Immunizao Racional Que Beleza does not appear in the soundtrack album, but is present in the film. ........

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