Question: Are the directors of both films Bedre Enn Sitt Rykte and The Merry Gentleman from the same country?

She is known for films such as" Fjols til fjells"( 1957)," Aldri annet enn bråk"( 1954), and" Ung flukt"( 1959). Her 1949 film," Døden er et kjærtegn Death is a Caress"), is considered to be Norway's first film noir. The last film she directed," Ung Flukt", introduced Liv Ullmann, Norway's most famous actor internationally, to the silver screen. Carlmar came from a poor family in the working class districts of East Oslo. However, she did manage to take dancing classes and made her debut on stage at the age of 15. In the theater she met Otto Carlmar whom she married three years later. From 1936 she worked as an actress in various theatres. Edith Carlmar( Edith Mary Johanne Mathiesen)( 15 November 1911 – 17 May 2003) was an Norwagian actress and Norway's first female film director. Here she met the film director Tancred Ibsen who introduced her to the world of cinema. In 1949 she and her husband started Carlmar Film A/S, and began writing scripts, directing and producing films. They made ten feature films over a ten- year period. After a decade of film- making Carlmar retired as a director. In the last part of her life she accepted only minor acting roles in plays and movies. <SEP> The Gentleman from Nowhere is a 1948 American crime- drama film directed by William Castle. <SEP> The Merry Wives of Windsor( German: Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor) is a 1918 German silent comedy film directed by William Wauer. It is an adaptation of William Shakespeare's" The Merry Wives of Windsor". <SEP> It is about a woman who leaves an abusive relationship to start a new life in Chicago, where she forms a friendship with a hitman who is undergoing his own emotional crisis. The Merry Gentleman is a 2008 drama film directed by Michael Keaton( in his directorial debut), and starring Keaton and Kelly Macdonald. <SEP> The story is based on a novel by Eva Seeberg. Dag( Bleness) is finishing school, and needs a top grade to get into medical school. Bedre enn sitt rykte is a 1955 Norwegian drama film directed by Edith Carlmar, starring Vigdis Røising, Kari Nordseth, Magne Bleness and Atle Merton. He takes private lessons with the French teacher( Nordseth), and a romantic relation develops between the two. Karin( Røising) is in love with Dag, and waits for the relationship to end, while Roald( Merton) is in love with Karin. <SEP> He first rose to fame for his roles on the CBS sitcoms" All's Fair" and" The Mary Tyler Moore Hour" and his comedic film roles in" Night Shift"( 1982)," Mr. Mom"( 1983)," Johnny Dangerously"( 1984), and" Beetlejuice"( 1988). He earned further acclaim for his dramatic portrayal of the title character in Tim Burton's" Batman"( 1989) and" Batman Returns"( 1992). Since then, he has appeared in a variety of films ranging from dramas and romantic comedies to thriller and action films, such as" Clean and Sober"( 1988)," The Dream Team"( 1989)," Pacific Heights"( 1990)," Much Ado About Nothing"( 1993)," My Life"( 1993)," The Paper"( 1994)," Multiplicity"( 1996)," Jackie Brown"( 1997),( 2005)," The Other Guys"( 2010)," Robocop"( 2014)," Need for Speed"( 2014)," Spotlight"( 2015)," The Founder"( 2016),( 2017), and has also provided voices for characters in animated films such as" Cars"( 2006)," Toy Story 3"( 2010), and" Minions"( 2015). Keaton's lead performance in" Birdman or( The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)"( 2014) earned him a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy, the Critics' Choice Award for Best Actor and Best Actor in a Comedy, and nominations for the Screen Actors Guild Award, British Academy Film Award, and Academy Award for Best Actor. He previously received a Golden Globe Award nomination for his performance in" Live from Baghdad"( 2002) and a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for" The Company"( 2007). Keaton was awarded a Career Achievement Award from the Hollywood Film Festival. On January 18, 2016, he was named Officer of Order of Arts and Letters in France. Michael John Douglas( born September 5, 1951), known professionally as Michael Keaton, is an American actor, producer, and director. He is also a visiting scholar at Carnegie Mellon University.