Question: Are the directors of films La Wally (Film) and Gupt: The Hidden Truth both from the same country?

It is an adaptation of the 1892 opera" La Wally" by Alfredo Catalani. The film's sets were designed by Gastone Medin and Ivo Perilli. La Wally is a 1932 Italian musical drama film directed by Guido Brignone and starring Germana Paolieri, Isa Pola and Carlo Ninchi. <SEP> Distributed under the banner Trimurti Films, it also stars Paresh Rawal, Om Puri, Raj Babbar, Dalip Tahil, Prem Chopra, Sadashiv Amrapurkar, Sharat Saxena, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Mukesh Rishi and Priya Tendulkar in supporting roles. The soundtrack of the film was composed by Viju Shah. Gupt: The Hidden Truth is an Indian 1997 Hindi- language suspense thriller film directed by Rajiv Rai and featuring Bobby Deol in the lead role, along with Kajol in a villainous character and Manisha Koirala. Released on 4 July 1997," Gupt" was praised for its storyline, suspense, performances, soundtrack and direction. A major box- office success," Gupt" grossed worldwide, becoming the fifth highest- grossing Indian film of 1997. It earned several accolades at different award ceremonies including three Filmfare Awards. Over the years, it has become a cult classic, and is listed among the top suspense thriller Hindi films. <SEP> He was the father of actress Lilla Brignone and younger brother of actress Mercedes Brignone. Guido Brignone (6 December 1886 – 6 March 1959) was an Italian film director and actor. Brignone was born in Milan, Italy. He was the first Italian Director to win the Venice Film Festival or Mostra Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica, the oldest film festival in the world, with Best Italian Film, "Teresa Confalonieri" (1934). He died in Rome in 1959. <SEP> Alfredo Catalani( 19 June 1854 – 7 August 1893) was an Italian operatic composer. He is best remembered for his operas" Loreley"( 1890) and" La Wally"( 1892). " La Wally" was composed to a libretto by Luigi Illica, and features Catalani's most famous aria" Ebben? Ne andrò lontana." This aria, sung by American soprano Wilhelmenia Fernandez, was at the heart of Jean- Jacques Beineix ’s 1981 cult movie" Diva". Catalani's other operas were much less successful. <SEP> The Hidden(" The Hidden/ Shrouded[ One]")( d. 1522) was a mysterious and charismatic leader of the remnants of the rebels in the last stages of the Revolt of the Brotherhoods in the Kingdom of Valencia, then under the rule of the Crown of Aragon. Also called" The Hidden King", he claimed to be a prince hidden for his own safety now showing himself by divine command to save Spain from ruin. The Hidden unified the rebels for a short period, inspiring messianic fervor among his followers. He led them on hit- and- run raids against the royal government, uncooperative nobles, and Muslim peasants( mudéjars). The Hidden was killed in Burjassot on May 18, 1522, and the rebellion soon collapsed afterward. His true name and lineage are unknown. <SEP> He is the son of the producer Gulshan Rai. He has directed all his films under his father's production company" Trimurti Films". He made his debut as a director with the 1985 action film" Yudh". He went on to write and direct several hit films in the action and thriller genres:" Tridev"( 1989)," Vishwatma"( 1992)," Mohra"( 1994), and" Gupt"( 1997). His films are also notable for their hit music composed by Kalyanji- Anandji( in" Tridev") and Viju Shah in all his subsequent films. Rajiv Gulshan Rai( born 18 July 1955) is an Indian film director, screenwriter and film editor. He married Bollywood actress Sonam, whom he had directed in" Tridev" and" Vishwatma" in 1989 and 1992 respectively. He has one child with her. They divorced in 2016. In 1997, he had to leave India with his family for the UK after a failed attempt to kill him by hitmen believed to be working for the Mumbai underworld leader Abu Salem. After a four- year hiatus from the Bollywood industry, he returned to directing by introducing Arjun Rampal with his comeback venture" Pyaar Ishq Aur Mohabbat"( 2001). This was an attempt by Rai at directing a romantic drama, a change from his previous action films. The film failed at the box office and Rai returned to the action genre with his next film" Asambhav"( 2004), again starring Arjun Rampal, which also failed to do well. Shortly after the release of" Asambhav" his father died at the age of 80 of a prolonged illness. He has not been active in Bollywood since 2004, though his fans have issued multiple requests pleading him on social media to return to directing action movies.