Question: Are the directors of films I'll Remember April (1999 film) and Blonde Venus both from the same country?

He is best known for his film collaboration with actress Marlene Dietrich in the 1930s, including the highly regarded Paramount/ UFA production," The Blue Angel"( 1930). Sternberg's finest works are noteworthy for their striking pictorial compositions, dense décor, chiaroscuro illumination and relentless camera motion, endowing the scenes with emotional intensity. He is also credited with initiating the gangster film genre with his silent era movie" Underworld"( 1927). Josef von Sternberg( born Jonas Sternberg, 29 May 1894 – 22 December 1969) was an Austrian- American filmmaker whose career successfully spanned the transition from the silent to the sound era, during which he worked with most of the major Hollywood studios. Sternberg's themes typically offer the spectacle of an individual's desperate struggle to maintain their personal integrity as they sacrifice themselves for lust or love. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director for" Morocco"( 1930) and" Shanghai Express"( 1932). <SEP> Blonde Venus is a 1932 American pre-Code drama film starring Marlene Dietrich, Herbert Marshall and Cary Grant. The original story" Mother Love" was written by Dietrich herself. The musical score was by W. Franke Harling, John Leipold, Paul Marquardt and Oscar Potoker, with cinematography by Bert Glennon. Dietrich performs three musical numbers in the film, including the now- obscure" You Little So- and- So"( music and lyrics by Sam Coslow and Leo Robin) and" I Could n't Be Annoyed"( music and lyrics by Leo Robin and Richard A. Whiting). It was produced and directed by Josef von Sternberg from a screenplay by Jules Furthman, and S. K. Lauren adapted from a story by Furthman and von Sternberg. The highlight is the infamous" Hot Voodoo"( music by Ralph Rainger, lyrics by Sam Coslow), which is nearly 8 minutes in length and mostly instrumental, featuring jazz trumpet and drums. Dietrich sings the lyrics toward the end of the sequence, which takes place in a nightclub. " Blonde Venus" is considered a cult film. <SEP> I'll Remember April is a 1945 American comedy film directed by Harold Young and written by M. Coates Webster. The film stars Gloria Jean, Kirby Grant, Milburn Stone, Edward Brophy, Samuel S. Hinds, Jacqueline deWit and Hobart Cavanaugh. The film was released on April 1, 1945, by Universal Pictures. <SEP> He is best known for his work in the Canadian film industry throughout the 1970s and 1980s, where he was responsible for some of the most successful films in Canadian film history such as" Black Christmas"( 1974)," Murder by Decree"( 1979)," Tribute"( 1980)," Porky's"( 1981), and" A Christmas Story"( 1983). He won three Genie Awards( two Best Direction and one Best Screenplay) with two additional nominations. Benjamin" Bob" Clark( August 5, 1939 – April 4, 2007) was an American director, screenwriter, producer, and actor. <SEP> " I'll Remember" is the 1st episode of the sixth season of the American series" The Vampire Diaries" and the series' 112th episode overall. " I'll Remember" was originally aired on October 2, 2014, on The CW. The episode was written by Caroline Dries and directed by Jeffrey Hunt. <SEP> I'll Remember April is a 1999 American family drama film starring Pat Morita, Pam Dawber, Haley Joel Osment, Mark Harmon and Yuki Tokuhiro. It was directed by Bob Clark.