Question: Are the directors of both films The Terminal and French Fried Vacation from the same country?

He is considered one of the founding pioneers of the New Hollywood era and one of the most popular directors and producers in film history. Spielberg started in Hollywood directing television and several minor theatrical releases. He became a household name as the director of" Jaws"( 1975), which was critically and commercially successful and is considered the first summer blockbuster. His subsequent releases focused typically on science fiction/ adventure films such as" Close Encounters of the Third Kind"( 1977)," Raiders of the Lost Ark"( 1981)," E.T. the Extra- Terrestrial"( 1982), and" Jurassic Park"( 1993), which became archetypes of modern Hollywood escapist filmmaking. Spielberg transitioned into addressing serious issues in his later work with" The Color Purple"( 1985)," Empire of the Sun"( 1987)," Schindler's List"( 1993)," Amistad"( 1997), and" Saving Private Ryan"( 1998). He has largely adhered to this practice during the 21st century, with" Munich"( 2005)," Lincoln"( 2012)," Bridge of Spies"( 2015), and" The Post"( 2017). He co-founded Amblin Entertainment and DreamWorks Studios, where he has also served as a producer or executive producer for several successful film trilogies, tetralogies and more including the" GremlinsBack to the FutureMen in Black", and the" Transformers" series. He later transitioned into producing several games within the video game industry. Spielberg is one of the American film industry's most critically successful filmmakers, with praise for his directing talent and versatility, and he has won the Academy Award for Best Director twice. Steven Allan Spielberg( born December 18, 1946) is an American filmmaker. Some of his movies are also among the highest- grossing movies of all- time, while his total work makes him the highest- grossing film director in history. His net worth is estimated to be more than$ 3 billion. <SEP> The film satirizes life at holiday resorts such as Club Med. It is one of many films by the French troupe Le Splendid. Josiane Balasko, Michel Blanc, Marie- Anne Chazel, Gérard Jugnot, Thierry Lhermitte and Christian Clavier wrote and created together the play" Amours, Coquillages et Crustacés", and drew the scenario for" Les Bronzés" from this café- théâtre piece. The film has achieved cult status in France, where it sold 2.2 million tickets during its initial theatrical release. French Fried Vacation(" Les Bronzés") is a cult 1978 French comedy film directed by Patrice Leconte. It was followed by two sequels, also directed by Patrice Leconte:" Les Bronzés font du ski"( 1979) and( 2006) <SEP> French Fried Vacation 3 or Les Bronzés 3: Amis pour la vie(" The sun- tanned ones 3: friends for life", released in some English- speaking countries as" Friends Forever") is a 2006 French comedy film, and the sequel to" Les Bronzés"( 1978) and" Les Bronzés font du ski"( 1979). Like the first two films, it is directed by Patrice Leconte and stars mostly members of the theatrical/ film troupe Le Splendid. " Les Bronzés 3: Amis pour la vie" follows up on the revelers from the first two films, now in their 50s. <SEP> Patrice Leconte( born 12 November 1947) is a French film director, actor, comic strip writer, and screenwriter. <SEP> The film is about an Eastern European man who becomes stuck in New York's John F. Kennedy Airport terminal when he is denied entry into the United States and at the same time is unable to return to his native country because of a military coup. The film is partially inspired by the 18- year stay of Mehran Karimi Nasseri in Terminal 1 of Paris- Charles de Gaulle Airport, France, from 1988 to 2006. After finishing his previous film," Catch Me If You Can", Spielberg decided to direct" The Terminal" because he wanted to make another film" that could make us laugh and cry and feel good about the world". Due to a lack of suitable airports willing to provide their facilities for the production, an entire working set was built inside a large hangar at the LA/ Palmdale Regional Airport, while most of the film's exterior shots were from the Montréal – Mirabel International Airport. The film was released in North America on June 18, 2004 to mixed reviews but was a commercial success, earning$ 77.9 million in domestic grosses and$ 219.4 million worldwide. The Terminal is a 2004 American comedy- drama film co-produced and directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Tom Hanks, Catherine Zeta- Jones, and Stanley Tucci. <SEP> Based on the success of" Yojimbo", Kurosawa's next film," Sanjuro"( 1962), was altered to incorporate the lead character of this film. In both films, the character wears a rather dilapidated dark kimono bearing the same family" mon".