Question: Are the directors of both films Samson (1936 film) and Magic Mike from the same country?

The film is remake of the 1936 film drama of the same name" Sisters of the Gion" by Kenji Mizoguchi. <SEP> He is an early pioneer of independent cinema. Soderbergh's directorial breakthrough—indie drama" Sex, Lies, and Videotape"( 1989) —lifted him into the public spotlight as a notable presence in the film industry. At 26, Soderbergh became the youngest solo director to win the Palme d' Or at the Cannes Film Festival which garnered the film worldwide commercial success, among numerous accolades. Steven Andrew Soderbergh( born January 14, 1963) is an American filmmaker, screenwriter, producer, and actor. His breakthrough saw him to Hollywood where he directed crime comedy" Out of Sight"( 1998); biopic" Erin Brockovich"( 2000) and crime drama film" Traffic"( 2000), the latter winning him the Academy Award for Best Director. He found further popular and critical success with the" Ocean's" trilogy and film franchise( 2001 – 18);" Contagion"( 2011);" Magic Mike"( 2012);" Side Effects"( 2013);" Logan Lucky"( 2017); and" Unsane"( 2018). Despite his film career spanning a multitude of genres, his cinematic niche centers on psychological, crime, and heist thrillers. His films have grossed over US$ 2.2 billion worldwide and garnered nine Oscar nominations, winning seven. Soderbergh's films often revolve around familiar concepts often used for big budget Hollywood movies but with an avant garde arthouse approach to them. They center on the themes of shifting personal identities, vengeance, sexuality, morality, and the human condition. His feature films retain distinctive cinematography as a result of his liberal use of avant- garde cinema coupled with unconventional film and camera formats. Many of Soderbergh's films are anchored by multi-dimensional storylines with plot twists, nonlinear storytelling, experimental sequencing, suspenseful soundscapes, and third person vantage points. Uniquely, he often serves as his own director of photography and editor under the respective pseudonyms Peter Andrews and Mary Ann Bernard. <SEP> It was based on the 1908 play of the same title by Henri Bernstein, which had previously been made into three silent films. The film was shot at the Joinville Studios in Paris, with sets designed by the art director Guy de Gastyne. Samson is 1936 French drama film directed by Maurice Tourneur and starring Harry Baur, Gaby Morlay and André Lefaur. <SEP> The plot revolves around Adam, a 19- year- old who enters the world of male stripping, guided by Mike Lane, who has been in the business for six years. The film is loosely based on the experiences of Tatum, who was an 18- year- old stripper in Tampa, Florida. " Magic Mike" was filmed in several locations around west central Florida. The film premiered as the closing film for the 2012 Los Angeles Film Festival on June 24, 2012, and was widely released by Warner Bros. on June 29, 2012, and was a critical and commercial success. A sequel," Magic Mike XXL" directed by Gregory Jacobs, was released on July 1, 2015. Magic Mike is a 2012 American comedy- drama film directed by Steven Soderbergh and starring Channing Tatum, Alex Pettyfer, Matt Bomer, Joe Manganiello, and Matthew McConaughey. <SEP> Maurice Tourneur (2 February 1876 – 4 August 1961) was a French film director and screenwriter. <SEP> Magic Mike XXL is a 2015 American comedy- drama film directed by Gregory Jacobs, written by Reid Carolin and starring Channing Tatum, Matt Bomer, Kevin Nash and Joe Manganiello. A sequel to 2012's" Magic Mike", the film premiered in Hollywood on June 26, 2015 with subsequent European premiere in London on June 30, 2015. The film was released on July 1, 2015, received generally positive reviews from critics and grossed$ 122 million.