Question: Do both films Tieta Of Agreste and Little Men (1940 Film) have the directors from the same country?

Tieta do Agreste is a 1996 Brazilian comedy film directed by Carlos Diegues. The film was selected as the Brazilian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 69th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. <SEP> He was born in Maceió, Alagoas, and is best known as a member of the Cinema Novo movement. He is popularly known for his unconventional, yet intriguing film techniques among other film producers of the Cinema Novo movement. Diegues is also widely known for his dynamic use visuals, ideas, plots, themes, and other cinematic techniques. He incorporated many musical acts in his film as he favored musical pieces to be complementary of his ideas. Diegues remains very popular and is regarded one the most cinematic producers of his generation. Of the Cinema Novo directors, he would go on to produce films, plays, musicals and other forms of entertainment in Brazil. Diegues' contributions to Brazilian cinema developed the film industry. He would pioneer expensive film projects that domestic filmmakers had ever seen. Films such as" Bye Bye Brazil" were two million dollar projects and later on films such as" God is Brazilian" would be over 10 million dollars. This was a new era in Brazil as domestic directors had yet to produce any films with that kind of financial support. He admits to using Brazilians in his films as much as he can. Diegues would use extras, film technicians, painters, sculptors and other essential personnel of Brazilian backgrounds even if they were inexperienced. Diegues attempted to consistently represent the underrepresented people of Brazil in his films. He suggests that history is written by the winners and the afro-Brazilian communities were not among those who were given a chance to write their own history. He also proposed the idea that up until this movement, cinema in Brazil only provided the white Brazilian experience despite the growing masses of black Brazilians all over the country. He is known for distinguished publications that uplift the Afro-Brazilian spirit and bodies. In 2018, Diegues was elected to the Brazilian Academy of Letters. Carlos Diegues, also known as Cacá Diegues( born May 19, 1940), is a Brazilian film director. <SEP> Norman Zenos McLeod( September 20, 1898 – January 27, 1964) was an American film director, cartoonist, and writer. McLeod made several successful and influential movies such as" Taking A Chance"( 1928)," Monkey Business"( 1931)," Horse Feathers"( 1932)," Alice in Wonderland"( 1933)," Topper"( 1937)," Pennies from Heaven"( 1936)," There Goes My Heart"( 1938)," Merrily We Live"( 1938)," Topper Takes a Trip"( 1939)," Little Men"( 1940)," Panama Hattie"( 1942)," Jackass Mail"( 1942), and his last," Alias Jesse James"( 1959). Other memorable films directed by McLeod includes" It's a Gift"( 1934) with W.C. Fields, the Danny Kaye comedy," The Secret Life of Walter Mitty"( 1947), and" The Paleface" starring Bob Hope( 1948). In his later years, McLeod was recruited by writer Rod Serling to direct silent film comedy legend Buster Keaton in the 1961 Richard Matheson- penned" Once Upon a Time" episode of Serling's classic CBS Television series" The Twilight Zone". <SEP> Little Men is a 1934 American feature film based on Louisa May Alcott's 1871 novel" Little Men and a sequel to Little Women( 1933 film)" stars Ralph Morgan and Erin O'Brien- Moore, was directed by Phil Rosen, and released by Mascot Pictures. Alcott wrote" LittleMen" in response to her prior novel," Little Women", hoping to achieve the same level of success. <SEP> Norman Z. McLeod directed the film. Little Men( 1940) is an American film based on the novel" Little Men"( 1871) by Louisa May Alcott. <SEP> Satan Town is a 1926 American Western film featuring Harry Carey. Prints of the film have survived.