Harry Kümel
Directing
- Born
- January 27, 1940 (age 86) · Antwerp, Belgium
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
Daughters of Darkness
May 28, 1971
Malpertuis
June 2, 1972
My Nights with Susan, Sandra, Olga & Julie
January 30, 1975
The Arrival of Joachim Stiller
November 29, 1976
Eline Vere
March 1, 1991
Paradise Lost
August 31, 1978
The Secrets of Love: Three Rakish Tales
October 23, 1986
The Warden of the Tomb
January 1, 1965
Monsieur Hawarden
April 1, 1968
Princess
January 1, 1969
The White Slave
November 13, 1969
Europe - 99euro-films 2
August 8, 2003
Behind the camera15
- 2003Europe - 99euro-films 2 Director, Writer
- 1991Eline Vere Director
- 1986The Secrets of Love: Three Rakish Tales Director
- 1978Paradise Lost Director, Dialogue, Screenplay
- 1976The Arrival of Joachim Stiller Director, Writer
- 1975My Nights with Susan, Sandra, Olga & Julie Writer
- 1972Malpertuis Director
- 1971Daughters of Darkness Director, Screenplay
- 1969The White Slave Writer
- 1969Josef von Sternberg, A Retrospective