The Outside Chance of Maximilian Glick
| The Outside Chance of Maximilian Glick | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Allan A. Goldstein |
| Produced by | Stephen Foster |
| Screenplay by | Phil Savath |
| Based on |
The Outside Chance of Maximilian by Morley Torgov |
| Starring |
Jan Rubes Aaron Schwartz Saul Rubinek |
| Music by | Graeme Coleman |
| Cinematography | Ian Elkin |
| Edited by | Richard Martin |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Southgate Entertainment |
Release dates | 1988 |
Running time | 98 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $317,670 |
The Outside Chance of Maximilian Glick is a 1988 Canadian film based on the novel by Morley Torgov.[1] The movie was filmed in Winnipeg and rural Manitoba.
Plot
The late 1950s: In preparation for his Bar Mitzvah, a Jewish boy from a small Manitoba community with an overbearing family tries to navigate his coming-of-age with his family's condescension and bigotry using his sarcastic, Jewish humor. The town's rabbi dies, and a sub-plot develops in which Max's father and grandfather (synagogue leaders) are saddled with a traditional Hassidic rabbi who sticks out like a sore thumb among the otherwise assimilated Jewish community. To make matters more difficult, he likes a Catholic girl, whom he later competes with in a piano competition. The quirky, fun-loving rabbi tries to help him with his problems, yet harbors a secret ambition of his own.