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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1940-01-27 (85 years old)

Place of Birth

Antwerp, Belgium

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).

Known For

Directing

2003

1991

Eline Vere as Director

1978

Paradise Lost as Director

1971

Malpertuis as Director

1968

Monsieur Hawarden as Director

1965

1960

Aether as Director

1958

Anna the Maid as Director

Writing

Camera

1958

Anna the Maid as Director of Photography