Question: Do director of film Solva Sawan and director of film Valerian And The City Of A Thousand Planets share the same nationality?

It is based on the French science fiction comics series" Valérian and Laureline", written by Pierre Christin and illustrated by Jean- Claude Mézières. It stars Dane DeHaan as Valerian and Cara Delevingne as Laureline, with Clive Owen, Rihanna, Ethan Hawke, Herbie Hancock, Kris Wu and Rutger Hauer in supporting roles. Besson independently crowd- sourced and personally funded the film. With a production budget of around$ 180 million, it is both the most expensive European and independent film ever made. Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets is a 2017 English- language French 3D space opera film written and directed by Luc Besson, and co-produced by Besson and his wife, Virginie Besson- Silla. " Valerian" was released in the United States on 21 July 2017 by STXfilms, and in France on 26 July by EuropaCorp. It received mixed reviews from critics, who criticized the plot and some of the casting, but praised the visuals. It grossed$ 225 million worldwide, but due to its high production and advertising costs, was considered a commercial failure following its release in the United States. <SEP> Solva Sawan is a 1979 Indian romantic drama film directed by P. Bharathiraja. The film stars Sridevi and Amol Palekar in the lead roles along with Dina Pathak and Kulbhushan Kharbanda in supporting roles. It is a remake of Bharathiraja's Tamil film" 16 Vayathinile"( 1977), which starred Sridevi, Kamal Hassan and Rajinikanth. The film marked Sridevi's debut in Bollywood following an already successful and established career in South Indian Cinema. Unlike the original, the film was a critical and commercial failure. <SEP> Dane William DeHaan( born February 6, 1986) is an American actor. His roles include Andrew Detmer in" Chronicle"( 2012), Harry Osborn in" The Amazing Spider- Man 2"( 2014), Lockhart in Gore Verbinski's" A Cure for Wellness"( 2016), and the title character in Luc Besson's" Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets"( 2017). <SEP> Ian Barry is an Australian director of film and TV. <SEP> He directed or produced the films" Subway"( 1985)," The Big Blue"( 1988), and" Nikita"( 1990). Besson is associated with the" Cinéma du look" film movement. He has been nominated for a César Award for Best Director and Best Picture for his films and. He won Best Director and Best French Director for his sci-fi action film" The Fifth Element"( 1997). He wrote and directed the 2014 sci-fi action film" Lucy" and the 2017 space opera film" Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets". In 1980, he founded his own production company, Les Films du Loup, and, later, Les Films du Dauphin, which were superseded in 2000 by his co-founding EuropaCorp film company with his longtime collaborator,. As writer, director, or producer, Besson has so far been involved in the creation of more than 50 films. Luc Besson( born 18 March 1959) is a French film director, screenwriter, and producer. <SEP> Making his debut in 1977 with" 16 Vayathinile", he is known for realistic and sensitive portrayals of rural life in his films. As of 2017, he has won six National Film Awards, four Filmfare Awards South, two Tamil Nadu State Film Awards and a Nandi Award. He has also directed films in Telugu and Hindi. The Government of India honoured him with the Padma Shri award, India's fourth- highest civilian honour, in 2004 for his contribution to the film industry. Bharathiraja( born 23 August 1942) is an Indian film director who works mainly in the Tamil film industry.