The Baltimore Waltz

This giddy fantasy, grounded in the love between a brother and sister, takes us along on their adventures. When Anna, an unmarried schoolteacher, is diagnosed with ATD (Acquired Toilet Disease), a fatal new malady with a high risk factor for elementary school teachers, she and her brother Carl take flight to Europe. Anna decides to drown herself in the sensuality of food and sex, while Carl becomes involved in a wild Third Man-type espionage scheme to find a cure for his sister. Something is not quite right with this scenario, and the largest hint is dropped when Anna shows slides of their trip to Europe in which each frame looks exactly like Baltimore. Their European idyll ends with a tragic revelation. Paula Vogel’s The Baltimore Waltz is directed by George Brock.