Russian Dolls, is a 2005 French-British film, the sequel to "L'Auberge Espagnole", a 2002 French-Spanish film, directed and written by who?
L'Auberge Espagnole L'Auberge Espagnole ( ; literally: "the Spanish inn"; released in some English-speaking territories as Pot Luck or The Spanish Apartment) is a 2002 French-Spanish film directed and written by Cédric Klapisch. It is a co-production between Spain (Mate Producciones S.A., Via Digital) and France (BAC Films, Ce qui me meut, France 2 Cinéma, Studio Canal).
Aleksei Balabanov Aleksei Oktyabrinovich Balabanov (Russian: Алeксeй Oктябpинoвич Балабанoв ; 25 February 1959 – 18 May 2013) was a Russian film director, screenwriter, and producer, who shot mostly arthouse pictures, but gained mainstream popularity with the crime drama Brat ("Brother") and its more action-oriented sequel, "Brat-2" ("Brother 2"), both of which starred Sergei Bodrov, Jr. as a young hitman. "Brother" was successful both at the box office and in video copies, achieving wide popularity in Russia. Later, however, Balabanov became better known for his films "Cargo 200" (2007) and "Morphine" (2008).