If you loved The Center of the World, try Anywhere but Here

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Both films are directed by Wayne Wang, and they both carry the bittersweet mood tag, and they sit in Drama / Romance territory. If that's the register that drew you to The Center of the World, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

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What Anywhere but Here is

Here's a film about mothers and daughters, for those of you who like that sort of thing. A restless single mother drags her reluctant daughter from Wisconsin to Los Angeles, chasing elusive dreams of stardom. It commendably manages to avoid any actual Hollywood success.

If you loved The Center of the World, try Anywhere but Here

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What Anywhere but Here is

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If you loved The Center of the World, try Anywhere but Here

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