The Outside Chance of Maximilian Glick
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The Outside Chance of Maximilian Glick is a 1990 Canadian film based on the novel by Morley Torgov
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community who has an overbearing family. To make matters more difficult, he likes a Christian
girl, whom he later competes with in a piano competition. A fun-loving rabbi
tries to help him with his problems.
The movie was filmed in Winnipeg and rural Manitoba
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Morley Torgov
Morley Torgov BA, LLB, DLitt is a Canadian novelist, humorist and lawyer. He remains a partner in the Toronto-based legal firm Olch, Torgov, Cohen LLP....
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Plot
The story is about a young Jewish boy from a small ManitobaManitoba
Manitoba is a Canadian prairie province with an area of . The province has over 110,000 lakes and has a largely continental climate because of its flat topography. Agriculture, mostly concentrated in the fertile southern and western parts of the province, is vital to the province's economy; other...
community who has an overbearing family. To make matters more difficult, he likes a Christian
Christian
A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as recorded in the Canonical gospels and the letters of the New Testament...
girl, whom he later competes with in a piano competition. A fun-loving rabbi
Rabbi
In Judaism, a rabbi is a teacher of Torah. This title derives from the Hebrew word רבי , meaning "My Master" , which is the way a student would address a master of Torah...
tries to help him with his problems.
The movie was filmed in Winnipeg and rural Manitoba
Manitoba
Manitoba is a Canadian prairie province with an area of . The province has over 110,000 lakes and has a largely continental climate because of its flat topography. Agriculture, mostly concentrated in the fertile southern and western parts of the province, is vital to the province's economy; other...
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