Harry Kümel

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Known For

Directing

Known Credits

10

Gender

Male

Birthday

1940-01-27 (85 years old)

Place of Birth

Antwerp, Belgium

Also Known As

  • Harry Kumel
  • Harrie Kümel

Harry Kümel

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).

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Camera

1958
Anna the Maid as Director of Photography

Directing

2003
Europe - 99euro-films 2 as Director
1991
Eline Vere as Director
1986
Softly from Paris as Director
1986
The Secrets of Love: Three Rakish Tales as Director
1978
Paradise Lost as Director
1976
The Arrival of Joachim Stiller as Director
1971
Daughters of Darkness as Director
1971
Malpertuis as Director
1969
Josef von Sternberg, A Retrospective as Director
1968
Monsieur Hawarden as Director
1965
The Warden of the Tomb as Director
1960
Aether as Director
1958
Anna the Maid as Director

Writing

2003
Europe - 99euro-films 2 as Writer
1978
Paradise Lost as Writer
1976
The Arrival of Joachim Stiller as Writer
1975
My Nights with Susan, Sandra, Olga & Julie as Writer
1971
Daughters of Darkness as Screenplay
1969
The White Slave as Writer
1969
Josef von Sternberg, A Retrospective as Writer
1969
Princess as Dialogue
1965
The Warden of the Tomb as Writer
1960
Aether as Writer
1958
Anna the Maid as Writer
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Harry Kümel