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Durval Discos is a Brazilian movie about 70th music. |
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'''Durval Discos''' is a 2002 Brazilian film by [[Anna Muylaert]]. The film is noticeable for its soundtrack made up of 70's Braziian music that reflect the protagonist's taste as he is himself a hippie, as well as André Abujamra's original score, more present in the film's second, darker half. The shift of mood from the first part to the second was advertised as life's A and B side, a reference to the film's hommage to LP's. |
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== Synopsis == |
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In the late 90's, Durval (Ary França) is a middle aged man who owns a record store in the first floor of his overbearing mother's house (played by Etty Fraser). A typical [[hippie]], Durval refuses to sell cd's 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 (Letícia 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 note asking them to take care of her for a couple of days. Durval and his mother become attached to Kiki, but soon discover that Kiki is actually the daughter a wealthy family from the country side who has been kidnapped. |
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Revision as of 10:06, 25 January 2008
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| Directed by | Anna Muylaert |
| Written by | Anna Muylaert |
| Produced by | Sara Silveira Maria Ionescu |
| Starring | Ary França Etty Fraser Marisa Orth Isabela Guasco Letícia Sabatella |
| Edited by | Vânia Debs |
| Music by | André Abujamra |
| Distributed by | Riofilme |
Running time | 96 min. |
| Language | Portuguese |
Durval Discos is a 2002 Brazilian film by Anna Muylaert. The film is noticeable for its soundtrack made up of 70's Braziian music that reflect the protagonist's taste as he is himself a hippie, as well as André Abujamra's original score, more present in the film's second, darker half. The shift of mood from the first part to the second was advertised as life's A and B side, a reference to the film's hommage to LP's.
Synopsis
In the late 90's, Durval (Ary França) is a middle aged man who owns a record store in the first floor of his overbearing mother's house (played by Etty Fraser). A typical hippie, Durval refuses to sell cd's 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 (Letícia 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 note asking them to take care of her for a couple of days. Durval and his mother become attached to Kiki, but soon discover that Kiki is actually the daughter a wealthy family from the country side who has been kidnapped.