Question: Do both films, The Pod People and Devi (1960 Film), have the directors who are from the same country?

Invasion of the Pod People( released in some countries as Invasion: The Beginning) is a 2007 science- fiction film produced by The Asylum. Like several other films by The Asylum," Invasion of the Pod People" is a mockbuster whose release coincided with the premiere of" The Invasion", although the plot of" Pod People" borrowed heavily from the 1956 film" Invasion of the Body Snatchers", of which" The Invasion" is a reworking. <SEP> Juan Piquer Simón( 16 February 1935, Valencia – January 8, 2011, Valencia) was a Spanish film director most well known for directing two cult classic horror exploitation films," Pieces"( 1982) and" Slugs: The Movie"( 1988). He directed two Jules Verne- based films," Where Time Began"( 1976) and" Mystery on Monster Island"( 1981), as well as" The Supersonic Man" in 1979, and" The Pod People" in 1983( which was featured on an episode of" Mystery Science Theater 3000"). He also directed" Cthulhu Mansion" and" The Rift, both in 1990. " Pieces" is one among the many cult classic horror films that have been restored and digitally remastered by Bob Murawski of Box Office Spectaculars and Grindhouse Releasing. Juan Piquer Simón owned his own independent studio in Madrid, Spain, and designed many of his own special effects sequences for his films. He also was the co-director of the Mediterranean Film Festival in Valencia, Spain. He died in 2011 at age 75 of lung cancer. <SEP> The Pod People( original title Los nuevos extraterrestres, literally" The New Extraterrestrials") is a 1983 French- Spanish science fiction film directed by Juan Piquer Simón. The film's original draft was meant to be a straightforward horror film about an evil alien on a murderous rampage, but the producers demanded script alterations in order to cash in on the success of Steven Spielberg's" E.T. the Extra- Terrestrial" by featuring a child and a cute, lovable alien. Director Simón was dissatisfied with the final result. The film was largely forgotten until 1991, when it was lampooned by B movie- mocking cult TV series" Mystery Science Theater 3000". <SEP> Devi( English: The Goddess) is a 1960 Bengali drama film by director Satyajit Ray, starring Sharmila Tagore and Soumitra Chatterjee. It is based on a short story by Provatkumar Mukhopadhyay. The title means" Goddess". <SEP> Ray was born in Calcutta into a Bengali family which was prominent in the field of arts and literature. Starting his career as a commercial artist, Ray was drawn into independent filmmaking after meeting French filmmaker Jean Renoir and viewing Vittorio De Sica's Italian neorealist film" Bicycle Thieves"( 1948) during a visit to London. Ray directed 36 films, including feature films, documentaries and shorts. He was also a fiction writer, publisher, illustrator, calligrapher, music composer, graphic designer and film critic. He authored several short stories and novels, meant primarily for young children and teenagers. Feluda, the sleuth, and Professor Shonku, the scientist in his science fiction stories, are popular fictional characters created by him. He was awarded an honorary degree by Oxford University. Ray's first film," Pather Panchali"( 1955), won eleven international prizes, including the inaugural Best Human Document award at the 1956 Cannes Film Festival. This film, along with" Aparajito"( 1956) and" Apur Sansar The World of Apu")( 1959), form" The Apu Trilogy". Satyajit Ray( 2 May 1921 – 23 April 1992) was an Indian filmmaker, screenwriter, music composer, graphic artist, lyricist and author, widely regarded as one of the greatest filmmakers of all time. Ray did the scripting, casting, scoring, and editing, and designed his own credit titles and publicity material. Ray received many major awards in his career, including 32 Indian National Film Awards, a Golden Lion, a Golden Bear, 2 Silver Bears, a number of additional awards at international film festivals and award ceremonies, and an Academy Honorary Award in 1992. The Government of India honored him with the Bharat Ratna, its highest civilian award, in 1992. Ray had received many noticeable awards and gained a prestigious position over his life time. In 2004, Ray was ranked number 13 in BBC's poll of the Greatest Bengali of all time. <SEP> Pod People( also known as Body Snatchers) is the colloquial term for a species of plantlike aliens featured in the 1955 novel" The Body Snatchers" by Jack Finney, the 1956 film" Invasion of the Body Snatchers", the 1978 remake of the same name and the 1993 film" Body Snatchers". They are not to be confused with the 2007 film" Invasion of the Pod People", though they share similar themes.