Stanley Donen ( ; born April 13, 1924) is an American film director and choreographer whose most celebrated works are "Singin' in the Rain" and "On the Town", both of which he co-directed with actor and dancer Gene Kelly.
 His other noteworthy films include "Royal Wedding", "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers", "Funny Face", "Indiscreet", "Damn Yankees!
", "Charade", and "Two for the Road".
 He received an Honorary Academy Award in 1998 for his body of work and a Career Golden Lion from the Venice Film Festival in 2004.
 He was hailed by film critic David Quinlan as "the King of the Hollywood musicals".
 Donen married five times and had three children.
 His current long term partner is film director and comedian Elaine May.
Topaze is a 1933 American Pre-Code film based on the French play of the same name by Marcel Pagnol.
 Another film version of "Topaze", this one made in the original French was also released that year, starring Louis Jouvet in the title role.
 Subsequently Pagnol himself directed a 1936 adaptation.
Louis Jouvet (24 December 1887 – 16 August 1951) was a renowned French actor, director, and theatre director.
Miquette (French: Miquette et sa mère) is a 1950 French comedy film directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot and starring Louis Jouvet, Bourvil and Saturnin Fabre.
 The film was an adaptation of the play "Miquette et sa mere" by Robert de Flers and Gaston Arman de Caillavet, which had previously been adapted into 1934 ("Miquette") and 1940 ("Miquette") films.
 The film is set around the turn-of-the century.
Topaze is a 1933 French comedy film directed by  Louis J. Gasnier and starring  Louis Jouvet, Simone Héliard and Marcel Vallée.
 It is based on the 1928 play "Topaze" by Marcel Pagnol.
 The same year an American version of the play "Topaze" was released, starring John Barrymore.
 In 1936 Pagnol himself remade the film in France.
The Infernal Machine, or La Machine Infernale is a French play by the dramatist Jean Cocteau, based on the ancient Greek myth of Oedipus.
 The play initially premiered on April 10, 1934 at the Theatre Louis Jouvet in Paris, France, under the direction of Louis Jouvet himself, with costumes and scene design by Christian Bérard.
 "The Infernal Machine," as translated by Albert Bermel, was first played at the Phoenix Theatre, New York, on February 3, 1958, under the direction of Herbert Berghof, with scenery by Ming Cho Less, costumes by Alvin Colt, and lighting by Tharon Musser.
Dr. Knock (original title "Knock") is a French comedy film from 1951, directed by Guy Lefranc, written by Georges Neveux, and starring by Louis Jouvet.
 It also features an uncredited appearance by Louis de Funès.
 The movie is based on the 1923 theatre play "Knock ou le Triomphe de la médecine" ("Knock or The Triumph of Medicine") by Jules Romain.
The Heart of a Nation (French: Untel père et fils ) is a 1943 French drama film directed by Julien Duvivier who co-wrote screenplay with Marcel Achard and Charles Spaak.
 The film stars Raimu, Michèle Morgan and Louis Jouvet.
Monelle (French:Les amoureux sont seuls au monde) is a 1948 French drama film directed by Henri Decoin and starring Louis Jouvet, Renée Devillers and Dany Robin.
Serenade or Schubert's Serenade (French:Sérénade) is a 1940 French historical film directed by Jean Boyer and starring Lilian Harvey, Louis Jouvet and Bernard Lancret.
 It portrays a fictional romance between the Austrian composer Franz Schubert and an English dancer.
 The film was the first of two the Anglo-German actress Lillian Harvey made in France, after leaving Nazi Germany.

Question: Which of the two was of a French background, Louis Jouvet or Stanley Donen?
Answer: Louis Jouvet