Scrambled Beer

VANCOUVER PREMIERE  │ Time travel and anti-hangover concoctions combine for bitingly funny comedy in the oddball, genre-jumping first feature from Chilean writer-director Cristobal Valderrama. “Malta con huevo is no more than a vigorous blend of raw eggs and beer. Yet the popular Chilean beverage turns out to be a mind-altering pleasure for Vladimir, the bohemian main character in this wacky black comedy that was a box-office hit in Chile last year. After moving in with his nerdy former schoolmate Jorge, Vladimir indulges in periodic binges of the beverage. But he is shocked when he wakes up one day to realize that he has been traveling back and forth in time. Could the neighbourhood witch have cast a spell on him? Merrily blending plot lines, time sequences and even genres, Cristobal Valderrama concocts an entertaining tale spiked with Chilean cumbia and rock that has a surprisingly dark final twist” (Film Society of Lincoln Center). Colour, 35mm, in Spanish with English subtitles. 88 mins.