Question: Do director of film State and Main and director of film 9 Lives of a Wet Pussy share the same nationality?

The plot involves the on- location production in Waterford, Vermont, of a film called" The Old Mill". The actual film was shot in Massachusetts in Manchester- by- the- Sea, Beverly, Dedham and Waltham. " State and Main" received favorable reviews from critics. State and Main is a 2000 comedy film written and directed by David Mamet and starring William H. Macy, Sarah Jessica Parker, Alec Baldwin, Julia Stiles, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Rebecca Pidgeon, David Paymer, Patti LuPone, Clark Gregg, and Charles Durning. <SEP> Ian Barry is an Australian director of film and TV. <SEP> Peter Levin is an American director of film, television and theatre. <SEP> A long- time independent filmmaker, some of his best known films include" Ms .45"( 1981)," King of New York"( 1990)," Bad Lieutenant"( 1992) and" The Funeral"( 1996). Abel Ferrara( born July 19, 1951) is an American filmmaker, known for the provocative and often controversial content in his films, his use of neo- noir imagery and gritty urban settings. <SEP> He won a Pulitzer Prize and received Tony nominations for his plays" Glengarry Glen Ross"( 1984) and" Speed- the- Plow"( 1988). He first gained critical acclaim for a trio of off- Broadway 1970s plays:" The Duck Variations, Sexual Perversity in Chicago," and" American Buffalo." His plays" Race" and" The Penitent", respectively, opened on Broadway in 2009 and previewed off- Broadway in 2017. Feature films that Mamet both wrote and directed include" House of Games"( 1987)," Homicide"( 1991)," The Spanish Prisoner"( 1997) and his biggest commercial success" Heist"( 2001). His screenwriting credits include" The Postman Always Rings Twice"( 1981)," The Verdict"( 1982)," The Untouchables"( 1987)," Hoffa"( 1992)," Wag the Dog"( 1997), and" Hannibal"( 2001). Mamet himself wrote the screenplay for the 1992 adaptation of" Glengarry Glen Ross", and wrote and directed the 1994 adaptation of his play" Oleanna"( 1992). He was the executive producer and frequent writer for the TV show" The Unit"( 2006 – 2009). Mamet's books include:" On Directing Film"( 1991), a commentary and dialogue about film- making;" The Old Religion"( 1997), a novel about the lynching of Leo Frank;" Five Cities of Refuge: Weekly Reflections on Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy"( 2004), a Torah commentary with Rabbi Lawrence Kushner;" The Wicked Son"( 2006), a study of Jewish self- hatred and antisemitism;" Bambi vs. Godzilla", a commentary on the movie business;" The Secret Knowledge: On the Dismantling of American Culture"( 2011), a commentary on cultural and political issues; and" Three War Stories"( 2013), a trio of novellas about the physical and psychological effects of war. David Alan Mamet( born November 30, 1947) is an American playwright, film director, screenwriter and author. <SEP> 9 Lives of a Wet Pussy is a 1976 American pornographic film directed by Abel Ferrara( under the pseudonym Jimmy Boy L) and written by Nicholas St. John( under the pseudonym Nicholas George). Although" The Driller Killer"( 1979) is considered his official directorial debut," 9 Lives of a Wet Pussy" was the first film Ferrara directed. It stars Pauline LaMonde and Dominique Santos.