''Durval Discos'' is a 2002 Brazilian film by Anna Muylaert shot in

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, a borough of São Paulo. The film is noticeable for its soundtrack made up of 1970s Brazilian music that reflects 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 sides, a reference to the film's homage to LPs. Abujamra makes a small comical appearance as the character Fat Marley and Brazilian rock singer

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also has a brief cameo as an eccentric customer who forgets to take the vinyl she has just bought. Some of the records shown in the store include Caetano Veloso's white, signed 1969 album and Tim Maia's ''Racional'', a two-volume album highly sought in Brazil due to its cult status.

Plot

In the late 1990s, Durval (Ary França) is a middle-aged man who owns a record store in the first floor of his overbearing mother's (Etty Fraser) house. A typical

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, 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 (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 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.

Cast

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as Durval *

Etty Fraser Etty Fraser Martins de Souza (8 May 1931 – 31 December 2018) was a Brazilian actress. Predominantly a stage actress, Fraser presented a culinary program called ''À Moda da Casa'' in the 1980s on Rede Bandeirantes and later TV Record. In 1992 ...

as Carmita * Marisa Orth as Elisabeth *

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as Célia *

as Tia Julieta * Isabela Guasco as Kiki * André Abujamra as Fat Marley *

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as DJ Theo * Regina Remencius as Mãe de Kiki *

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as salesman

Soundtrack

# Mestre Jonas -

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# Que Maravilha -

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- Gilberto Gil # Madalena - Elis Regina # Irene - Caetano Veloso # Ovelha Negra -

# Back in Bahia - Gilberto Gil # Alfômega - Caetano Veloso # Besta É Tu -

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# London, London - Gal Costa #

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Luiz Melodia Luiz Carlos dos Santos (7 January 1951 – 4 August 2017), widely known by his stage name Luiz Melodia, was a Brazilian singer-songwriter whose music was a characteristic crossover of multiple Music genres including Música popular brasileira (M ...

# Mestre Jonas - Sá, Rodrix & Guarabyra Tim Maia's "Imunização Racional (Que Beleza)" does not appear in the soundtrack album, but is present in the film. The song "Mestre Jonas", present in the film's opening sequence, relates to the film's story through its lyrics. In the song, Jonas lives inside a whale, which acts as a protection shell (in an allusion to the biblical story of Jonah). Similarly, Durval refuses to move on with the times or move out of his mother's house.

References

External links

* {{Festival de Gramado Best Picture Award 2002 comedy films 2002 films Brazilian comedy films Films directed by Anna Muylaert Films shot in São Paulo 2002 directorial debut films 2000s Portuguese-language films