Question: Do both The Light of Western Stars (1925 film) and Mommy (2014 film) films have the directors from the same country?

The film was based on a Zane Grey novel and had been filmed before in 1918. The Light of Western Stars is a lost 1925 American silent western film directed by William K. Howard and starring Jack Holt, Billie Dove and Noah Beery. <SEP> The Light of Western Stars is a 1930 American pre-Code Western produced and distributed by Paramount Pictures. It had two directors, Otto Brower and Edward H. Knopf. This film is the third filming of Zane Grey's novel," The Light of Western Stars". Richard Arlen and Mary Brian starred. Previously filmed by Paramount as a silent in 1925. <SEP> The story concerns a mother with a sometimes- violent teenage son, struggling to control his behaviour in a hypothetical future in which parents have the legal option to commit troubled youth to public hospitals. The story focuses on mother – son relationships, a reoccurring theme in Dolan's work, and also marks his fourth collaboration with Dorval and his third with Clément. Inspiration for this particular story was drawn from Dolan's discovery of Pilon and the music of Ludovico Einaudi. It was shot in Quebec in an unconventional 1:1 aspect ratio. Mommy is a 2014 Canadian drama film written and directed by Xavier Dolan and starring Anne Dorval, Antoine- Olivier Pilon, and Suzanne Clément. The film debuted at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Jury Prize. It subsequently became a critical and financial success, grossing over$ 13 million worldwide. " Mommy" went on to win numerous other awards, among them nine Canadian Screen Awards, including Best Motion Picture. <SEP> He began his career as a child actor in commercials before directing several arthouse feature films. He first received international acclaim in 2009 for his feature film directorial debut," I Killed My MotherJ'ai tué ma mère"), which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in the Director's Fortnight section. Since 2009, he has written and directed eight feature films, all of which have premiered at Cannes, with the exception of" Tom at the Farm" — which premiered at the 70th Venice International Film Festival in 2013 —and his first English- language film," The Death& Life of John F. Donovan", which premiered at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival. Xavier Dolan- Tadros( born 20 March 1989) is a Canadian actor, director, screenwriter, editor, costume designer, and voice actor. He directed the music video for Adele's hit single" Hello" in 2015. Dolan has won many awards for his work, including the Jury Prize at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival for" Mommy" and the Grand Prix at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival for" It's Only the End of the World." He has also won several Canadian Screen Awards and César Awards. <SEP> The Light of Western Stars is a 1940 American film directed by Lesley Selander and starring Victor Jory. The film is also known as Border Renegade( American alternative title). The supporting cast features Morris Ankrum, Noah Beery, Jr., Tom Tyler and Alan Ladd( in a tiny role as a ranch hand named" Danny"). <SEP> Considered one of Hollywood's leading directors, he directed over 50 films from 1921 to 1946, including" The Thundering Herd"( 1925)," The Power and the Glory"( 1933)," Fire Over England"( 1937), and" Johnny Come Lately"( 1943). William K. Howard( June 16, 1899 – February 21, 1954) was an American film director, writer, and producer.