Was a male Italian art director that wrote M0 's prequel M1
SELECT count(*) WHERE {
?x0 ns:film.film.sequel M0 .
M1 a ns:film.film_art_director .
M1 ns:film.writer.film ?x0 .
M1 ns:people.person.gender ns:m.05zppz .
M1 ns:people.person.nationality ns:m.03rjj
}