As Actor
Forgotten Scares: An In-depth Look at Flemish Horror Cinema
2017
6.5
Harry Kümel
Acting
Birth Date
January 27, 1940
Place of Birth
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).
Complete Filmography
As Actor
Horror Europa with Mark Gatiss
2012
7.4
As Director
Eline Vere
1991
6.0
As Director
The Secrets of Love: Three Rakish Tales
1986
6.1
As Director, As Writer
Paradise Lost
1978
3.8
As Director, As Writer
The Arrival of Joachim Stiller
1976
6.6
As Writer
My Nights with Susan, Sandra, Olga & Julie
1975
4.6
As Director, As Writer
Daughters of Darkness
1971
6.3
As Director
Malpertuis
1971
6.5