Ariel Askénazi

Un si joli mensonge

Bruno falls in love with Christine, a pretty dermatologist. Embarking upon a passionate affair, Bruno immediately wants children. But Christine has lied to him: playing on her beauty, she told him she was 42, but is actually 50.

Skirt Day

A teacher, driven to exasperation from insults and insubordination, takes her class hostage.

The Birch-Tree Meadow

Myriam, a survivor of the concentration camp at Auschwitz, is a filmmaker and journalist who has spent many years living abroad. She takes part in a memorial event at the town hall in Paris commemorating the liberation of the camp, where she wins a flight to Cracow. At first she refuses to accept the prize, then decides to go.

A Single Girl

A young Parisian must make major decisions about pregnancy, a job and her boyfriend.