Harley Knoles
Harry Knoles( 1880- 1936) was a British film director of the silent era.
During the 1910s he worked in the United States.
Ian Barry (director)
Ian Barry is an Australian director of film and TV.
Adoor Gopalakrishnan
Adoor Gopalakrishnan is an Indian film director, script writer, and producer.
and is regarded as one of the most notable filmmakers in India.
With the release of his first feature film" Swayamvaram"( 1972), Adoor pioneered the new wave in Malayalam cinema during the 1970s.
In a career spanning over five decades, Adoor has made only 12 feature films to date.
His films are made in the Malayalam language and often depict the society and culture of his native state Kerala.
Nearly all of his films premiered at Venice, Cannes and Toronto International Film Festival.
Along with Satyajit Ray and Mrinal Sen, Adoor is one of the most recognized Indian film directors in world cinema.
For his films, Adoor has won the National Film Award 16 times, next only to Ray and Sen.
He also won the Kerala State Film Awards a record 17 times.
He was awarded the State honours Padma Shri in 1984 and the Padma Vibhushan in 2006.
He received the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 2004 for his valuable contributions to Indian cinema.
The University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee have established an archive and research center, the" Adoor Gopalakrishnan Film Archive and Research Center", at their Peck School of Arts where research students will have access to 35 mm prints of the eleven feature films and several documentaries made by Adoor.
Elippathayam
Elippathayam( Translation: The Rat Trap) is a 1981 Malayalam film written and directed by Adoor Gopalakrishnan.
It stars Karamana Janardanan Nair, Sharada, Jalaja, and Rajam K. Nair.
The film documents the feudal life in Kerala at its twilight.
The protagonist is trapped within himself and is unable to comprehend the changes taking place around him.
The film premired at the 1982 Cannes Film Festival ..
It was also screened at the London Film Festival where it won the Sutherland Trophy.
It is widely regarded as one of the best Indian films ever made.
Carnival (1921 film)
Carnival is a 1921 British silent drama film directed by Harley Knoles and starring Matheson Lang, Ivor Novello and Hilda Bayley.
During a production of William Shakespeare's" Othello" in Venice, an Italian actor suspects his wife of having an affair and plans to murder her on stage.
It was based on a stage play of the year before, of which Matheson Lang was one of the writers.
The film was a popular success, and was re-released the following year.
In 1931, it was remade as a sound film," Carnival", directed by Herbert Wilcox.
Peter Levin
Peter Levin is an American director of film, television and theatre.
Brian Johnson (special effects artist)
Brian Johnson( born 1939 or 1940) is a British designer and director of film and television special effects.
Hanro Smitsman
Hanro Smitsman, born in 1967 in Breda( Netherlands), is a writer and director of film and television.
Rachel Feldman
Rachel Feldman( born August 22, 1954) is an American director of film and television and screenwriter of television films.
Howard W. Koch
Howard Winchel Koch( April 11, 1916 – February 16, 2001) was an American producer and director of film and television.

Question: Are director of film Carnival (1921 Film) and director of film Elippathayam both from the same country?
Answer: no