Harry Kümel

Directing

Born 1940-01-27 · Antwerp, Belgium

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Harry Kümel (born 27 January 1940) is a Belgian film director. His 1971 vampire feature Daughters of Darkness (Les lèvres rouges; Fr, "The Red Lips"), starring Delphine Seyrig became a cult hit in Europe and the United States. He also directed the film version of Malpertuis (1971), featuring Orson Welles and adapted from the 1943 novel by Jean Ray. He also directed Monsieur Hawarden (1969). From 1969 until the present, Kümel has taught cinema at several film institutes, including The Dutch Film and Television Academy - Amsterdam (NFTA), Institut des Arts de Diffusion - Brussels (IAD), Royal Institute for Theatre, Cinema and Sound - Brussels (RITS), and the Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB).

Known for

De droomproducentenHorror Europa with Mark GatissTales of the UncannyHollywood by BikeJanssen & Janssens draaien een filmForgotten Scares: An In-depth Look at Flemish Horror CinemaParadise LostHet BeestDaughters of Darkness: Locations of DarknessMalpertuis Archive