Question: Do both films: Friends and Lovers (film) and A Talking Picture have the directors from the same country?

A Talking Picture is a 2003 Portuguese film written and directed by Manoel de Oliveira and starring Catherine Deneuve, John Malkovich, Irene Papas, Stefania Sandrelli and Leonor Silveira. The film is notably Papas' final film before her subsequent retirement. <SEP> Friends and Lovers( 1931) is an American Pre- Code drama film released by RKO Radio Pictures, directed by Victor Schertzinger, and starring Adolphe Menjou, Lili Damita, Laurence Olivier, Erich von Stroheim, and Hugh Herbert. The film recorded a loss of$ 260,000. <SEP> Matt Corboy( born June 4, 1973) is an American actor. He has appeared in both films and television series. <SEP> His films include" Paramount on Parade"( co-director, 1930)," Something to Sing About"( 1937) with James Cagney, and the first two" Road" pictures" Road to Singapore"( 1940) and" Road to Zanzibar"( 1941). His two best- known songs are" I Remember You" and" Tangerine", both with lyrics by Johnny Mercer and both featured in Schertzinger's final film," The Fleet's In"( 1942). Victor L. Schertzinger( April 8, 1888- October 26, 1941) was an American composer, film director, film producer, and screenwriter. <SEP> The Three Masks( French: Les trois masques) is a 1929 French film directed by André Hugon and starring Renée Héribel, Jean Toulout and François Rozet. The film is considered to be France's first talking picture, but was produced in England. The first talking picture produced in France is probably" Chiqué". <SEP> He first began making films in 1927, when he and some friends attempted to make a film about World War I. In 1931 he completed his first film "Douro, Faina Fluvial", a documentary about his home city Porto made in the city symphony genre. He made his feature film debut in 1942 with "Aniki-Bóbó" and continued to make shorts and documentaries for the next 30 years, gaining a minimal amount of recognition without being considered a major world film director. Among the numerous factors that prevented Oliveira from making more films during this time period were the political situation in Portugal, family obligations and money. In 1971, Oliveira directed his second feature narrative film, "Past and Present", a social satire that both set the standard for his film career afterwards and gained him recognition in the global film community. He continued making films of growing ambition throughout the 1970s and 1980s, gaining critical acclaim and numerous awards. Beginning in the late 1980s he was one of the most prolific working film directors and made an average of one film per year past the age of 100. In March 2008 he was reported to be the oldest active film director in the world. He was also the only filmmaker whose active career spanned from the silent era to the digital age. Among his numerous awards were the Career Golden Lion from the 61st Venice International Film Festival, the Special Lion for the Overall Work in the 42nd Venice International Film Festival, an Honorary Golden Palm for his lifetime achievements in 2008 Cannes Film Festival, and the French Legion of Honor. Manoel Cândido Pinto de Oliveira GCSE, GCIH (11 December 1908 – 2 April 2015) was a Portuguese film director and screenwriter born in Cedofeita, Porto.