Harry Kümel
Directing•Born January 27, 1940 (age 86)•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
2020•Movie•
7.0
Horror Europa with Mark Gatiss
2012•Movie•
7.4
Anna the Maid
1958•Movie
Paradise Lost
1978•Movie•
4.7
Forgotten Scares: An In-depth Look at Flemish Horror Cinema
2017•Movie•
6.5
De droomproducenten
1984•Movie•
10.0
Daughters of Darkness: Locations of Darkness
2006•Movie
Het Beest
1982•Movie•
3.0
Filmography
Personal Info
DepartmentDirecting
BirthdayJanuary 27, 1940
Place of BirthAntwerp, Belgium
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