Sissi (film)
Sissi is a 1955 Austrian film directed by Ernst Marischka and starring Romy Schneider, Karlheinz Böhm, Magda Schneider, Uta Franz, Gustav Knuth, Vilma Degischer and Josef Meinrad.
" Sissi" is the first installment in the trilogy of films about Empress Elisabeth of Austria, who was known to her family as" Sisi"( with one s and therefore a long/ i:/).
It was followed by" The Young Empress" and" Fateful Years of an Empress".
Kim Ki-young
Kim Ki-young (October 10, 1919 – February 5, 1998) was a South Korean film director, known for his intensely psychosexual and melodramatic horror films, often focusing on the psychology of their female characters.
Kim was born in Seoul during the colonial period, raised in Pyongyang, where he became interested in theater and cinema.
In Korea after the end of World War II, he studied dentistry while becoming involved in the theater.
During the Korean War, he made propaganda films for the United States Information Service.
In 1955, he used discarded movie equipments to produce his first two films.
With the success of these two films Kim formed his own production company and produced popular melodramas for the rest of the decade.
Kim Ki-young's first expression of his mature style was in his "The Housemaid" (1960), which featured a powerful "femme fatale" character.
It is widely considered to be one of the best Korean films of all time.
After a "Golden Age" during the 1960s, the 1970s were a low-point in the history of Korean cinema because of governmental censorship and a decrease in audience attendance.
Nevertheless, working independently, Kim produced some of his most eccentric cinematic creations in this era.
Films such as "Insect Woman" (1972) and "Iodo" (1977) were successful at the time and highly influential on the younger generations of South Korean filmmakers both at their time of release, and with their rediscovery years later.
By the 1980s, Kim's popularity had gone into decline, and his output decreased in the second half of the decade.
Neglected by the mainstream during much of the 1990s, Kim became a cult figure in South Korean film Internet forums in the early 1990s.
Widespread international interest in his work was stimulated by a career retrospective at the 1997 Pusan International Film Festival.
He was preparing a comeback film when he and his wife were killed in a house fire in 1998.
The Berlin International Film Festival gave Kim a posthumous retrospective in 1998, and the French Cinémathèque screened 18 of Kim's films, some newly rediscovered and restored, in 2006.
Through the efforts of the Korean Film Council (KOFIC), previously lost films by Kim Ki-young continue to be rediscovered and restored.
Many current prominent South Korean filmmakers, including directors
Im
Sang-soo, Kim Ki-duk, Bong Joon-ho and Park Chan-wook, claim Kim Ki-young as an influence on their careers.
Ban Geum-ryeon
Ban Geum-ryeon (also known as "The Story of Pan Jinlian") is a 1982 South Korean film directed by Kim Ki-young, based upon Jin Ping Mei.
Filmed in 1975, the film was banned at the time, and 40 minutes of footage had been censored when it was finally released.
Mr. Right (2009 film)
Mr. Right is a 2009 British film directed by David Morris and Jacqui Morris.
The jointly- made gay- themed film is the debut for both directors.
Lee Hwa-si
Lee Hwa-si (born July 22, 1951) is a South Korean actress.
While Lee was attending Dongguk University with a major in Korean literature, she was cast to star in "Ban Geum-ryeon" directed by Kim Ki-young.
Lee is commonly referred to as director Kim Ki-young's persona due to her frequent appearances in Kim's films during the 1970s.
Lee's acting in "Iodo" (1977) especially is regarded as a good example to present her own character.
However, from onwards, Lee's career went down and Lee retired.
Sissi – The Young Empress
Sissi – The Young Empress  is a 1956 Austrian film directed by Ernst Marischka and starring Romy Schneider, Karlheinz Böhm, Magda Schneider, Uta Franz, Gustav Knuth, Vilma Degischer and Josef Meinrad.
It was entered into the 1957 Cannes Film Festival.
It is the second film in the "Sissi" trilogy, following "Sissi" and preceding "Sissi – Fateful Years of an Empress".
Sissi – Fateful Years of an Empress
Sissi – Fateful Years of an Empress is a 1957 Austrian film directed by Ernst Marischka and starring Romy Schneider, Karlheinz Böhm, Magda Schneider, Gustav Knuth and Josef Meinrad, costumes by( Gerda Gottschlich).
It was entered into the 1958 Cannes Film Festival.
It is the last film in the" Sissi" trilogy, following" Sissi"( 1955) and" Sissi – The Young Empress"( 1956).
The director Ernst Marischka planned a fourth film, but Schneider refused to play" Sissi" any longer.
She appeared 15 years later again as Empress Elisabeth in Luchino Visconti's 1972 film" Ludwig".
Lee Hwa-si
Lee Hwa-si (born July 22, 1951) is a South Korean actress.
While Lee was attending Dongguk University with a major in Korean literature, she was cast to star in "Ban Geum-ryeon" directed by Kim Ki-young.
Lee is commonly referred to as director Kim Ki-young's persona due to her frequent appearances in Kim's films during the 1970s.
Lee's acting in "Iodo" (1977) especially is regarded as a good example to present her own character.
However, from onwards, Lee's career went down and Lee retired.
Ernst Marischka
Ernst Marischka (2 January 1893 – 12 May 1963) was an Austrian screenwriter and film director.
He wrote for 93 films between 1913 and 1962.
He also directed 29 films between 1915 and 1962.
He wrote and directed the Sissi trilogy - "Sissi" (1955), "Sissi - The Young Empress" (1956) and "Sissi - Schicksalsjahre einer Kaiserin" (1957).
The films were based on the life of Empress Elisabeth of Austria.
He was the brother of Hubert Marischka.
He was named for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay in 1946, for "A Song to Remember" (1945).
Sissi – Fateful Years of an Empress
Sissi – Fateful Years of an Empress is a 1957 Austrian film directed by Ernst Marischka and starring Romy Schneider, Karlheinz Böhm, Magda Schneider, Gustav Knuth and Josef Meinrad, costumes by( Gerda Gottschlich).
It was entered into the 1958 Cannes Film Festival.
It is the last film in the" Sissi" trilogy, following" Sissi"( 1955) and" Sissi – The Young Empress"( 1956).
The director Ernst Marischka planned a fourth film, but Schneider refused to play" Sissi" any longer.
She appeared 15 years later again as Empress Elisabeth in Luchino Visconti's 1972 film" Ludwig".

Question: Are both directors of films Ban Geum-Ryeon and Sissi – The Young Empress from the same country?
Answer: no