Task: Question Answering
Input (English): Context_1 : Men Don't Leave is a 1990 American comedy-drama film starring Jessica Lange as a housewife who, after the death of her husband, moves with her two sons to Baltimore. Chris O'Donnell, Arliss Howard, Joan Cusack, Charlie Korsmo and Kathy Bates also co-star in this film. The film, directed by Paul Brickman and co-written with Barbara Benedek, is a remake of the French film "". The original music score was composed by Thomas Newman. Warner Brothers released the film on DVD for the first time on September 15, 2009, as part of the "Warner Archive Collection". Context_2 : Joan Cusack ( , born October 11, 1962) is an American actress. She received Academy Award nominations for Best Supporting Actress for her roles in the romantic comedy-drama "Working Girl" (1988) and the romantic comedy "In & Out" (1997), as well as one Golden Globe nomination for her performance in the latter. She is also known as the voice of Jessie in the "Toy Story" franchise. Context_3 : Forsaking All Others is a 1934 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by W.S. Van Dyke, and starring Joan Crawford, Clark Gable, and Robert Montgomery. The screenplay was written by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, which was based upon a 1933 play by Edward Barry Roberts and Frank Morgan Cavett starring Tallulah Bankhead. Context_4 : The Piven Theatre Workshop is located in Evanston, Illinois and was founded by Joyce and Byrne Piven. For over 30 years, it has existed both as a professional theatre company and a training center for children and adults. Famous alumni to come out of the program include Jeremy Piven, John Cusack, Joan Cusack, Ann Cusack, Aidan Quinn, Laurel Holloman, Lili Taylor, and Kate Walsh. Context_5 : Working Girl is a 1988 romantic comedy-drama film directed by Mike Nichols and written by Kevin Wade. It tells the story of a Staten Island-raised secretary, Tess McGill (Melanie Griffith), working in the mergers and acquisitions department of a Wall Street investment bank. When her boss, Katharine Parker (Sigourney Weaver), breaks her leg skiing, Tess uses Parker's absence and connections, including her errant beau Jack Trainer (Harrison Ford), to put forward her own idea for a merger deal. Context_6 : Grandview, U.S.A. is a 1984 American comedy film directed by Randal Kleiser and starring Jamie Lee Curtis, Patrick Swayze, C. Thomas Howell, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Carole Cook, Ramon Bieri, John Cusack, Joan Cusack, M. Emmet Walsh, Michael Winslow, Troy Donahue and Steve Dahl. The original music score is composed by Thomas Newman. It was filmed on location in Pontiac, Illinois. Context_7 : Broadcast News is a 1987 romantic comedy-drama film written, produced and directed by James L. Brooks. The film concerns a virtuoso television news producer (Holly Hunter), who has daily emotional breakdowns, a brilliant yet prickly reporter (Albert Brooks) and his charismatic but far less seasoned rival (William Hurt). It also stars Robert Prosky, Lois Chiles, Joan Cusack, and Jack Nicholson (billed only in the end credits) as the evening news anchor. Context_8 : In & Out is a 1997 American romantic comedy film directed by Frank Oz and starring Kevin Kline, Tom Selleck, Joan Cusack, Matt Dillon, Debbie Reynolds, and Wilford Brimley. It is an original story by screenwriter Paul Rudnick. Joan Cusack was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance. Context_9 : Hunting Venus is a British television comedy-drama starring Martin Clunes and Neil Morrissey as former members of a 1980s new romantic pop group. The one-off drama was broadcast on ITV on 31 March 1999, and was produced by Buffalo Pictures for Yorkshire Television. Context_10 : Joshua Seftel (born July 17, 1968) is an American filmmaker.[1] He currently lives in New York City and is represented by Creative Artists Agency in Los Angeles. Seftel began his career in documentaries at age 22 with his Emmy-nominated film, "Lost and Found," about Romania’s orphaned children. He followed this with several films including the political campaign film "Taking on the Kennedys", selected by Time Magazine as one of the “ten best of the year”; the underdog sports film "The Home Team" which premiered at SXSW, and the behind-the-scenes film about Annie’s Broadway revival "It’s the Hard Knock Life" which the New York Times called “delightful.” Seftel's first foray into comedy, "Breaking the Mold", gained cult status on the film festival circuit and caught the attention of filmmaker Alexander Payne, who championed him as a director. Seftel went on to direct the political satire War, Inc. starring John Cusack, Marisa Tomei, Hilary Duff, Joan Cusack, and Ben Kingsley which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival. Seftel continues his work both in documentary film, mini-series, and commercial branded content with pieces such as his most recent series, "The Secret Life of Muslims." fact_1 :  She received Academy Award nominations for Best Supporting Actress for her roles in the romantic comedy-drama "Working Girl" (1988) and the romantic comedy "In & Out" (1997), as well as one Golden Globe nomination for her performance in the latter. fact_2 : Working Girl is a 1988 romantic comedy-drama film directed by Mike Nichols and written by Kevin Wade. Question: Who directed the 1988 romantic comedy-drama starring Joan Cusack?
Output (English): Mike Nichols