Question: Which film whose director was born first, The Lafarge Case or The Avengers (2012 Film)?

<P0-S0> Joseph Hill Whedon( born June 23, 1964) is an American producer, director, screenwriter, comic book writer, and composer. <P0-S1> He is the founder of Mutant Enemy Productions and co-founder of Bellwether Pictures, and is best known as the creator of several television series, including" Buffy the Vampire Slayer"( 1997–2003)," Angel"( 1999–2004)," Firefly"( 2002)," Dollhouse"( 2009 – 10), and" Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D."( 2013 – present), as well as producing, directing, and/ or writing several especially successful films. <P0-S2> Whedon co-wrote the Pixar animated film" Toy Story"( 1995)( for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay), wrote and directed the" Firefly" film continuation" Serenity"( 2005), co-wrote and directed the Internet miniseries" Dr. Horrible's Sing- Along Blog"( 2008), and co-wrote and produced the horror comedy film" The Cabin in the Woods"( 2012). <P0-S3> He wrote and directed the Marvel Cinematic Universe superhero films" The Avengers"( 2012) and its sequel( 2015), and also co-wrote the script for the DC Extended Universe superhero film" Justice League"( 2017), for which he also served as director on reshoots and replaced Snyder. <SEP> <P1-S0> The Lafarge Case( French: L'Affaire Lafarge) is a 1938 French historical crime film directed by Pierre Chenal and starring Pierre Renoir, Marcelle Chantal and Raymond Rouleau. <P1-S1> It recalls a famous nineteenth century case, and is mostly portrayed in flashback. <P1-S2> The film's sets were designed by the art directors Robert Gys and Eugène Lourié. <SEP> <P2-S0> Marvel's The Avengers( classified under the name Marvel Avengers Assemble in the United Kingdom and Ireland), or simply The Avengers, is a 2012 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics superhero team of the same name, produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. <P2-S1> The film was written and directed by Joss Whedon and features an ensemble cast that includes Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, and Jeremy Renner as the titular Avengers team, alongside Tom Hiddleston, Clark Gregg, Cobie Smulders, Stellan Skarsgård, and Samuel L. Jackson. <P2-S2> In the film, Nick Fury, director of the spy agency S.H.I.E.L.D., recruits Tony Stark, Steve Rogers, Bruce Banner, and Thor to form a team that must stop <P2-S3> Thor's brother Loki from subjugating Earth. <P2-S4> The film's development began when Marvel Studios received a loan from Merrill Lynch in April 2005. <P2-S5> After the success of the film" Iron Man" in May 2008, Marvel announced that" The Avengers" would be released in July 2011. <P2-S6> With the signing of Johansson in March 2009, the film was pushed back for a 2012 release. <P2-S7> Whedon was brought on board in April 2010 and rewrote the original screenplay by Zak Penn. <P2-S8> Production began in April 2011 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, before moving to Cleveland, Ohio, in August and New York City in September. <P2-S9> " The Avengers" premiered at Hollywood's El Capitan Theatre on April 11, 2012, and was released in the United States on May 4, 2012. <P2-S10> The film received praise for Whedon's direction and screenplay, visual effects, action sequences, acting, and musical score, and garnered numerous awards and nominations including Academy Award and BAFTA nominations for achievements in visual effects. <P2-S11> It set or tied numerous box office records, including the biggest opening weekend in the United States and Canada. <P2-S12> " The Avengers" grossed over$ 1.5 billion worldwide and became the third- highest- grossing film of all time, as well as the highest- grossing film of 2012. <P2-S13> It is the first Marvel production to generate$ 1 billion in ticket sales. <SEP> <P3-S0> Pierre Chenal( December 5, 1904 – December 23, 1990) was a French director and screenwriter who flourished in the 1930s. <P3-S1> He was married to Czech- born French film actress Florence Marly from 1937 to 1955. <SEP> <P4-S0> Wale Adebanwi( born 1969) is a Nigerian- born first Black Rhodes Professor at St Antony's College, Oxford. <SEP> <P5-S0> Damion Poitier( born June 4, 1982) is an American actor and stuntman known for his role as Chains in" Payday 2". <P5-S1> He appears as Thanos in" The Avengers"( 2012). <P5-S2> He has also had roles in," Star TrekJarhead", and" Snow Dogs".