Overview
Harry Kümel
Known For
Forgotten Scares: An In-depth Look at Flemish Horror Cinema
The feature-length documentary "Forgotten Scares" goes back to the birth...
Horror Europa with Mark Gatiss
Actor and writer Mark Gatiss embarks on a chilling journey...
Daughters of Darkness: Locations of Darkness
Director Harry Kümel and writer Pierre Drouot revisit the locations...
Janssen & Janssens draaien een film
A documentary celebrating 25 years of flemish subsidised cinema.
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).