Harry Kümel
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).
Tales of the Uncanny
as SelfA detailed look at the history of horror anthology films.
Movie pageForgotten Scares: An In-depth Look at Flemish Horror Cinema
as himselfThe feature-length documentary "Forgotten Scares" goes back to the birth of Flemish horror in...
Movie pageHorror Europa with Mark Gatiss
as SelfActor and writer Mark Gatiss embarks on a chilling journey through European horror cinema, from...
Movie pageHet Beest
as Man op autostradeWhen he finds out that his company has expropriated his own mother, a successful young manager...
Movie pageJanssen & Janssens draaien een film
as SelfA documentary celebrating 25 years of flemish subsidised cinema.
Movie pageParadise Lost
as PhotographerThe Mayor of a small Flemish town is determined at all costs to save a unique bird sanctuary...
Movie pageHollywood by Bike
as HimselfDocumentary that looks back at 35 years of Dutch cinema, with Paul Verhoeven and others.
Movie pageDaughters of Darkness: Locations of Darkness
as selfDirector Harry Kümel and writer Pierre Drouot revisit the locations from their classic movie...
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