Question: Are the directors of films Lady In Cement and Imitation Of Christ (Film) both from the same country?

In Christian theology, the Imitation of Christ is the practice of following the example of Jesus. In Eastern Christianity, the term Life in Christ is sometimes used for the same concept. The ideal of the Imitation of Christ has been an important element of both Christian ethics and spirituality. References to this concept and its practice are found in the earliest Christian documents, e.g. the Pauline Epistles. Saint Augustine viewed the imitation of Christ as the fundamental purpose of Christian life, and as a remedy for the imitation of the sins of Adam. Saint Francis of Assisi believed in the physical as well as the spiritual imitation of Christ, and advocated a path of poverty and preaching like Jesus who was poor at birth in the manger and died naked on the cross. Thomas à Kempis, on the other hand, presented a path to" The Imitation of Christ" based on a focus on the interior life and withdrawal from the world. The theme of imitation of Christ existed in all phases of Byzantine theology, and in the 14th- century book" Life in Christ" Nicholas Cabasilas viewed" living one's own personal life" in Christ as the fundamental Christian virtue. <SEP> His works explore the relationship between artistic expression, advertising, and celebrity culture that flourished by the 1960s, and span a variety of media, including painting, silkscreening, photography, film, and sculpture. Some of his best known works include the silkscreen paintings" Campbell's Soup Cans"( 1962) and" Marilyn Diptych"( 1962), the experimental film" Chelsea Girls"( 1966), and the multimedia events known as the" Exploding Plastic Inevitable"( 1966 – 67). Andy Warhol( born Andrew Warhola; August 6, 1928 – February 22, 1987) was an American artist, director, and producer who was a leading figure in the visual art movement known as pop art. Born and raised in Pittsburgh, Warhol initially pursued a successful career as a commercial illustrator. After exhibiting his work in several galleries in the late 1950s, he began to receive recognition as an influential and controversial artist. His New York studio, The Factory, became a well- known gathering place that brought together distinguished intellectuals, drag queens, playwrights, Bohemian street people, Hollywood celebrities, and wealthy patrons. He promoted a collection of personalities known as Warhol superstars, and is credited with inspiring the widely used expression" 15 minutes of fame." In the late 1960s, he managed and produced the experimental rock band The Velvet Underground and founded" Interview" magazine. He authored numerous books, including" The Philosophy of Andy Warhol" and. He lived openly as a gay man before the gay liberation movement. After gallbladder surgery, Warhol died of cardiac arrhythmia in February 1987 at the age of 58. Warhol has been the subject of numerous retrospective exhibitions, books, and feature and documentary films. The Andy Warhol Museum in his native city of Pittsburgh, which holds an extensive permanent collection of art and archives, is the largest museum in the United States dedicated to a single artist. Many of his creations are very collectible and highly valuable. The highest price ever paid for a Warhol painting is US$ 105 million for a 1963 canvas titled" Silver Car Crash( Double Disaster)"; his works include some of the most expensive paintings ever sold. A 2009 article in" The Economist" described Warhol as the" bellwether of the art market". <SEP> He was a native of New York City. Gordon Douglas( December 15, 1907 – September 29, 1993) was an American film director, who directed many different genres of films over the course of a five- decade career in motion pictures. <SEP> Calcium silicate hydrate( or C- S- H) is the main product of the hydration of Portland cement and is primarily responsible for the strength in cement based materials. <SEP> A sequel to the 1967 film" Tony Rome", and based on the novel by Marvin H. Albert," Lady in Cement" was released on November 20, 1968. Lady in Cement is a 1968 American neo- noir detective film, directed by Gordon Douglas and starring Frank Sinatra, Raquel Welch, Dan Blocker, Martin Gabel and Richard Conte. <SEP> Imitation of Christ is a film shot and directed by Andy Warhol in 1967.