Harry Kümel
Directing
Born: 1940-01-27 in Antwerp, Belgium
Biography
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
Tales of the Uncanny
Self
De droomproducenten
Self
Horror Europa with Mark Gatiss
Self
Malpertuis Archive
Hollywood by Bike
Himself
Orson Welles Uncut
Self
Paradise Lost
Photographer
Het Beest
Man op autostrade
Forgotten Scares: An In-depth Look at Flemish Horror Cinema
Self
Janssen & Janssens draaien een film
Self
Daughters of Darkness: Locations of Darkness
self
Anna the Maid
Voice-over introduction