Anywhere but Here

Fed up with her small-town Bay City existence, Adele August leaves her family and second husband and heads for Beverley Hills with her daughter. The teenager resents the move and her mother’s always flamboyant behaviour and in turn plans to get away to university on the east coast. Mum’s plans are different – she wants a movie star for a daughter., A flighty mother and her grounded daughter clash over the direction of their lives after leaving their drab Midwestern town for a more glamorous life in L.A. In time, a family tragedy forces both of them to grow up in this touching comedy-drama., A flighty mother and her grounded daughter clash over the direction of their lives after leaving their drab Midwestern town for a more glamorous life in L.A. In time, a family tragedy forces both of them to grow up., A subtle and humorous look at a mother-daughter relationship. Susan Sarandon plays the headstrong, starstruck Adele, who dumps her boring husband and sets off for the bright lights of Beverley Hills. With her unwilling daughter Ann in tow, she attempts to snare a new husband capable of financing the life to which she wishes to become accustomed., Comedy drama about the relationship between a daughter who wants a normal life, and her mother, whose desire for excitement leads her to dump her boring husband and seek adventure amid the bright lights of Beverly Hills., Comedy drama about the relationship between a daughter who wants a normal life, and her mother, whose desire for excitement leads her to dump her boring husband and seek adventure amid the bright lights of Beverly Hills, Mona Simpson’s acclaimed novel comes to the screen in an adaptation directed by Wayne Wang. Tired of her life in a pleasant but unremarkable Midwestern city, where everyone knows everyone else’s business, Adele August (Susan Sarandon) packs up her belongings to move to the bright lights of Beverly Hills. But her teenage daughter Ann (Natalie Portman) isn’t as excited about the move; Ann has a sense of practicality that her mother lacks, and their shift in locale puts a serious strain on their relationship, as Ann makes plans to move away for college. The supporting cast includes Shawn Hatosy, Hart Bochner, and Bonnie Bedelia.