Time Regained (film)
Time Regained is a 1999 French drama film directed by the Chilean filmmaker Raúl Ruiz.
It is an adaptation of the final volume of" In Search of Lost Time" by Marcel Proust.
The plot is about the anonymous narrator of" In Search of Lost Time" who reflects on his past experiences while lying on his deathbed.
The choice to develop the last volume of" In Search of Lost Time" allows the film to refer to the entire series of books.
For example, the film shows an episode of the first novel," Swann's Way", usually referred to as" the lady in pink," as a flashback of" Time Regained".
The film was entered into the 1999 Cannes Film Festival.
Michael Wood (historian)
Michael David Wood( born 23 July 1948) is an English historian and broadcaster.
He has presented numerous well- known television documentary series from the late 1970s to the present day.
Wood has also written a number of books on English history, including" In Search of the Dark Ages The Domesday Quest The Story of England", and" In Search of Shakespeare".
He was appointed Professor of Public History at the University of Manchester in 2013.
James Ivory
James Francis Ivory( born June 7, 1928) is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter.
For many years he worked extensively with Indian- born film producer Ismail Merchant, his domestic as well as professional partner, and with screenwriter Ruth Prawer Jhabvala.
All three were principals in Merchant Ivory Productions, whose films have won six Academy Awards; Ivory himself has been nominated for four Oscars, winning one.
Ivory ’s most notable directorial work includes" A Room with a View"( 1986)," Maurice"( 1987)," Howards End"( 1992), and" The Remains of the Day"( 1993).
For his work on" Call Me by Your Name"( 2017), which he wrote and produced, Ivory won awards for Best Adapted Screenplay from the Academy Awards, British Academy of Film and Television Arts, Writers Guild of America, the Critics' Choice Awards, and the Scripter Awards, among others.
Upon winning the Oscar and BAFTA at the age of 89, Ivory became the oldest- ever winner in any category for both awards.
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (1947 film)
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby is a 1947 British drama film directed by Alberto Cavalcanti and starring Cedric Hardwicke.
The screenplay by John Dighton is based on the Charles Dickens novel" The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby"( 1839).
This first sound screen adaptation of the book followed silent films released in 1903 and 1912.
Adventures of a Taxi Driver
Adventures of a Taxi Driver is a 1976 British sex comedy film directed by Stanley Long and starring Barry Evans, Judy Geeson and Adrienne Posta.
There were two sequels," Adventures of a Private Eye" and" Adventures of a Plumber's Mate".
Adventures of a Plumber's Mate
Adventures of a Plumber's Mate is a 1978 British sex comedy film directed by Stanley Long and starring Christopher Neil as Sid South.
Following on from" Adventures of a Taxi Driver" and" Adventures of a Private Eye", it was the final of the series which attempted to occupy the same market position as the better- known and more successful" Confessions" series starring Robin Askwith.
M. Krishnan Nair (director)
M. Krishnan Nair( 2 November 1926 – 10 May 2001 in Thiruvananthapuram) was an Indian film director of Malayalam films.
He directed over 100 films.
He also directed 18 Tamil movie including four films starring M. G. Ramachandran and two Telugu movies, one each with superstars N. T. Rama Rao and Krishna Eminent filmmakers including Hariharan, S. P. Muthuraman and Bharathiraja apprenticed under him as assistant directors.
He was married to K. Sulochana Devi, and had three sons.
His eldest son K. Jayakumar is a poet, lyricist and a former bureaucrat who currently serves as the Vice Chancellor of Malayalam University.
His second son is Harikumar, while his youngest son Sreekumar Krishnan Nair is a film director best known for directing" O' Faby", India's first live- action/ animation hybrid feature film.
Krishnan Nair received the J. C. Daniel Award in 2000.
In Search of La Che
In Search of La Che is a Scottish spoof documentary film directed by Mark D. Ferguson.
The screenplay was written by Andy S. McEwan.
" In Search of La Che" premiered at the Glasgow Film Theatre on 9 November 2011.
Kavyamela
Kavyamela is a 1965 Malayalam film written by S. L. Puram Sadanandan and directed by M. Krishnan Nair, starring Prem Nazir and Sheela in the lead roles.
The film is best known for the performance by Prem Nazir and songs by Dakshinamoorthy- Vayalar team.
" Kavyamela" released on 22 October 1965.
It won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Malayalam.
The movie was a remake of the 1961 Kannada movie" Kantheredu Nodu", produced by A K Velan.
It was observed that this film was also an adaptation of Guru Dutt's classic Hindi film" Pyaasa"( 1957) and except for some minor twists in the story, the film followed" Pyaasa" very closely.
Velan, who had earlier sold the copyrights of the Kannada movie" Kantheredu Nodu" to T. E. Vasudevan for Rs. 1000, subsequently purchased it back for Rs. 5000 to remake it in Tamil for a 1968 movie titled" Devi", starring Muthuraman and Devika, which bombed at the box office.
Adventures of a Brown Man in Search of Civilization
Adventures of a Brown Man in Search of Civilization is a 54- minute color documentary based on the life and thoughts of Nirad C. Chaudhuri.
It was made in 1972 and was directed by James Ivory.
In this, Chaudhuri( who was then based in London and Oxford) expounds his views on culture, history, religion and society from a comparative perspective.
The film is available in the DVD sets of several Merchant Ivory films.

Question: Are the directors of both films Kavyamela and Adventures Of A Brown Man In Search Of Civilization from the same country?
Answer: no