Ian Barry (director)
Ian Barry is an Australian director of film and TV.
Curse of the Golden Flower
Curse of the Golden Flower is a 2006 Chinese epic wuxia drama film written and directed by Zhang Yimou.
The Mandarin Chinese title of the movie is taken from the last line of the poem written by the rebel leader Emperor Huang Chao who was also the Emperor of the Qi Dynasty that was at war against the Later Tang Dynasty.
With a budget of US$ 45 million, it was at the time of its release the most expensive Chinese film to date, surpassing Chen Kaige's" The Promise".
It was chosen as China's entry for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film for the year 2006; but did not receive the nomination.
The film was, however, nominated for Costume Design.
In 2007 it received fourteen nominations at the 26th Hong Kong Film Awards and won" Best Actress" for Gong Li," Best Art Direction Best Costume and Make Up Design" and" Best Original Film Song" for" 菊花台"( Chrysanthemum Terrace) by Jay Chou.
The plot is based on Cao Yu's 1934 play" Thunderstorm"( 雷雨 pinyin: Léiyǔ), but is set in the Imperial court in ancient China.
The plot could also be based on" King Lear", but set in Tang Dynasty China instead of Ancient Europe.
Li Man
Li Man( born 4 June 1988) is a Chinese actress.
She is best known for her role in Zhang Yimou's 2006 film" Curse of the Golden Flower", which boosted her to stardom.
She studied at the Central Academy of Drama.
Zhang Yimou
Zhang Yimou( born 2 April 1950) is a Chinese film director, producer, writer and actor, and former cinematographer.
He is part of the Fifth Generation of Chinese filmmakers, having made his directorial debut in 1987 with" Red Sorghum".
Zhang has won numerous awards and recognitions, with Best Foreign Film nominations for" Ju Dou" in 1990," Raise the Red Lantern" in 1991, and" Hero" in 2003, Silver Lion and Golden Lion prizes at the Venice Film Festival, Grand Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival, and the Golden Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival.
In 1993, he was a member of the jury at the 43rd Berlin International Film Festival.
Zhang directed the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympic Games, which received considerable international acclaim.
One of Zhang's recurrent themes is the resilience of Chinese people in the face of hardship and adversity, a theme which has been explored in such films as" To Live"( 1994) and" Not One Less"( 1999).
His films are particularly noted for their rich use of colour, as can be seen in some of his early films, like" Raise the Red Lantern", and in his wuxia films like" Hero" and" House of Flying Daggers".
His highest budgeted film to date is the 2016 monster film" The Great Wall", set in Imperial China and starring Matt Damon.
What Every Girl Should Know (film)
What Every Girl Should Know is a 1927 American romance film directed by Charles Reisner and starring Patsy Ruth Miller, Ian Keith, Carroll Nye, Mickey McBan, Lillian Langdon and Hazel Howell.
Written by Lois Jackson, the film was released by Warner Bros. on March 20, 1927.
Peter Levin
Peter Levin is an American director of film, television and theatre.
Monica Byrne
Monica Byrne( born July 13, 1981) is an American playwright and science fiction author.
She is best known for her drama" What Every Girl Should Know" and her debut novel" The Girl in the Road", which won the 2015 James Tiptree, Jr. Award and was nominated for the Locus and Kitschies awards.
Charles Reisner
Charles Reisner( March 14, 1887 – September 24, 1962) was an American film director and actor of the 1920s and 1930s.
The German American directed over 60 films between 1920 and 1950 and acted in over 20 films between 1916 and 1929.
He starred alongside Charlie Chaplin in" A Dog's Life" in 1918 and" The Kid" in 1921.
He directed Buster Keaton in" Steamboat Bill, Jr."( 1928).
During the late 1920s, through the 1940s, Reisner was under contract to Metro- Goldwyn- Mayer.
In 1930, he directed" Chasing Rainbows", a musical which starred Bessie Love and Charles King.
He directed" The Big Store"( 1941), the Marx Brothers' last film for MGM.
Reisner died of a heart attack in La Jolla, California in 1962, at the age of 75.
Hanro Smitsman
Hanro Smitsman, born in 1967 in Breda( Netherlands), is a writer and director of film and television.
Brian Johnson (special effects artist)
Brian Johnson( born 1939 or 1940) is a British designer and director of film and television special effects.

Question: Are director of film What Every Girl Should Know (film) and director of film Curse of the Golden Flower both from the same country?
Answer: no