Peter Levin
Peter Levin is an American director of film, television and theatre.
Ian Barry (director)
Ian Barry is an Australian director of film and TV.
Eriprando Visconti
Eriprando Visconti di Modrone, Count of Vico Modrone
( September 24, 1932 – May 25, 1995) was an Italian film director, screenwriter, and producer.
He was the nephew of the more famous Luchino Visconti.
Born in Milan into a noble family, in the early 1950s Visconti moved to Rome, against the wishes of his family, to pursue his dream to enter the cinema industry.
After a few experiences as an actor and an assistant film editor under Mario Serandrei, in 1955 he wrote the early script and collaborated to the screenplay of Francesco Maselli's" The Abandoned" and in the second half of the 1950s he started working as assistant director, notably collaborating with Michelangelo Antonioni and his uncle Luchino Visconti.
In 1959 he collaborated with Luigi Malerba to the libretto of the Franco Mannino's opera" Hatikwa", and in the same period he started working in theatre as an assistant director.
Visconti made his feature film debut in 1962, with" A Milanese Story".
During his career he alternated great commercial successes such as" The Lady of Monza" and unexpected bombs such as" Il caso Pisciotta", as well as critical acclaims and failures.
He launched the career of several actors, and generally preferred to not work with major established stars.
His films were mainly independent and wholly or partly self- funded.
He was married to Princess Francesca Patrizia Ruspoli.
35 mm copies of all his films, as well as screenplays and photographic material related to his career are held by the in Milan.
Brian Johnson (special effects artist)
Brian Johnson( born 1939 or 1940) is a British designer and director of film and television special effects.
Strogoff
Strogoff is a European adventure film directed in 1970 by Eriprando Visconti.
It was an international co-production between Italy, West Germany( where it was released as Der Kurier des Zaren) and France( where is known with the title Michel Strogoff).
It is based on the Jules Verne's novel" Michael Strogoff" reinterpreted through the lens of psychological realism.
Chen Kaige
Chen Kaige( born 12 August 1952) is a Chinese film director and a leading figure of the fifth generation of Chinese cinema.
His films are known for their visual flair and epic storytelling.
Chen won the Palme d' Or at 1993 Cannes Film Festival and the International Federation of Film Critics( FIPRESCI) Award in 1993.
Ben Cura
Ben Cura( born 30 September 1988) is a British- Argentine actor and director of film, television and theatre.
Forever Enthralled
Forever Enthralled is a Chinese biographical film directed by Chen Kaige; the film marks Chen's eleventh feature film as a director.
" Forever Enthralled" follows the life of Mei Lanfang, one of China's premiere opera performers.
It stars Leon Lai as Mei, Zhang Ziyi, Sun Honglei and Masanobu Andō.
Known during production as" Mei Lanfang", the film's English title was changed in November 2008, shortly before its release, to" Forever Enthralled".
The film was shown in competition at the 2009 Berlin International Film Festival for the Golden Bear award.
Hanro Smitsman
Hanro Smitsman, born in 1967 in Breda( Netherlands), is a writer and director of film and television.
Jason Moore (director)
Jason Moore( born October 22, 1970) is an American director of film, theatre and television.

Question: Are director of film Forever Enthralled and director of film Strogoff from the same country?
Answer: no