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).
Filmography
Cast Credits
Tales of the Uncanny
Character: Self
MOVIE • 2020
Forgotten Scares: An In-depth Look at Flemish Horror Cinema
Character: himself
MOVIE • 2017
Horror Europa with Mark Gatiss
Character: Self
MOVIE • 2012
Daughters of Darkness: Locations of Darkness
Character: self
MOVIE • 2006
Hollywood by Bike
Character: Himself
MOVIE • 1993
Janssen & Janssens draaien een film
Character: Self
MOVIE • 1990
De droomproducenten
Character: Self
MOVIE • 1984
Het Beest
Character: Man op autostrade
MOVIE • 1982
Paradise Lost
Character: Photographer
MOVIE • 1978
Anna the Maid
Character: Voice-over introduction
MOVIE • 1958
Crew
Crew Credits
Europe - 99euro-films 2
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2003
Europe - 99euro-films 2
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 2003
Eline Vere
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1991
Softly from Paris
Role: Director
TV • 1986
The Secrets of Love: Three Rakish Tales
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1986
Paradise Lost
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1978
Paradise Lost
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 1978
The Arrival of Joachim Stiller
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1976
The Arrival of Joachim Stiller
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 1976
My Nights with Susan, Sandra, Olga & Julie
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 1975
Daughters of Darkness
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1971
Daughters of Darkness
Role: Screenplay
MOVIE • 1971
Malpertuis
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1971
The White Slave
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 1969
Josef von Sternberg, A Retrospective
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 1969
Princess
Role: Dialogue
MOVIE • 1969
Josef von Sternberg, A Retrospective
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1969
Monsieur Hawarden
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1968
The Warden of the Tomb
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1965
The Warden of the Tomb
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 1965