Anywhere But Here Apr 2026

The movie is a comedy-drama directed by and features a score by Danny Elfman .

and Bonnie Bedelia as Lillian and Carol, the family members left behind. The Original Novel (1986) Anywhere But Here

: The novel uses multiple first-person narrators, including Adele's mother and sister, to provide context for the duo's complex history. The movie is a comedy-drama directed by and

is most prominently known as a 1999 feature film and the 1986 novel by Mona Simpson upon which it was based. The story follows the turbulent relationship between a flighty mother and her pragmatic daughter as they move from Wisconsin to Beverly Hills. The Feature Film (1999) is most prominently known as a 1999 feature

Written by , the book is a national bestseller that delves deeper into the psychological roots of Adele’s instability and the American striving for a "higher station".