Question: Do both films: The Proprietor and Un Couple Épatant have the directors from the same country?

Cavale( also known in UK as Trilogy: One) is a 2002 film directed by, written by, and starring Lucas Belvaux. This is the second installment of the" Trilogy" series. It constitutes a thriller, and is preceded by" Un couple épatant", which is a comedy, and followed by" Après la vie", which is a melodrama. In UK the distribution company altered the order of the trilogy placing the second film as the first one. In the DVD commentary, Belvaux explained that the main idea behind" Trilogy" is that the main characters in a particular story can be seen as the secondary characters in others; the three films happen at the same time and share a series of common scenes and plot points, complementing each other, but each has its own perspective and style. The audience is left with the duty of piecing the films together, which Belvaux avoided, since editing the three films into one single narrative would have resulted in a very long film with no style of its own. <SEP> The Proprietor is a 1996 film. It is a U.S.- French co-production Merchant Ivory film, directed by Ismail Merchant for Jeanne Moreau's request. <SEP> Après la vie ( After the Life; also known in UK as Trilogy: Three) is a 2002 Lucas Belvaux film with his own script. It is the final installment of a series" Trilogy", which constitutes a melodrama preceded by" Un couple épatant", a comedy and" Cavale", a thriller. Belvaux referred in the DVD commentary that main idea behind" Trilogy" is that the main characters in a particular story are the secondary characters of others, in such sense the three films happen at the same time and share a series of common scenes and plot points, complementing each other, but also have their own perspective and style. The audience is left with piecing the films together, which Belvaux avoided, since editing the three films into one single narrative would have resulted in a very long film with no style of its own. <SEP> This is the first installment of a series" Trilogy", which constitutes a comedy followed by" One: On the run", a thriller and" Three: After life", a melodrama. In Uk the distribution company altered the order of the trilogy placing the second film as the first one. Un couple épatant( also known as Trilogy: Two) is a 2002 French- Belgian film written and directed by Lucas Belvaux. Belvaux referred in the DVD commentary that main idea behind" Trilogy" is that the main characters in a particular story are the secondary characters of others, in such sense the three films happen at the same time and share a series of common scenes and plot points, complementing each other, but also have their own perspective and style. The audience is left with piecing the films together, which Belvaux avoided, since editing the three films into one single narrative would have resulted in a very long film with no style of its own. <SEP> His directing credits include the" Trilogie", consisting of three films with interlocking stories and characters, each of which was filmed in a different genre. The three films are" Cavale", a thriller;" Un couple épatant", a comedy; and" Après la vie", a melodrama. Lucas Belvaux( born 14 November 1961) is a Belgian actor and film director. The" Trilogie" received the André Cavens Award. His film" La Raison du plus faible" was entered into the 2006 Cannes Film Festival. His film" One Night( 38 témoins)" was nominated for seven Magritte Awards, winning Best Screenplay. He also appeared as an actor in the film" Merry Christmas"( 2005). He is the brother of Rémy Belvaux and Bruno Belvaux. <SEP> He worked for many years in collaboration with Merchant Ivory Productions which included director( and Merchant's longtime professional and domestic partner) James Ivory as well as screenwriter Ruth Prawer Jhabvala. Ismail Merchant( born Ismail Noor Muhammad Abdul Rahman; 25 December 1936 – 25 May 2005) was an Indian- born film producer and director. Their films won six Academy Awards.