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).
Filmography
Horror Europa with Mark Gatiss
as Self
Tales of the Uncanny
as Self
Paradise Lost
as Photographer
Het Beest
as Man op autostrade
De droomproducenten
as Self
Hollywood by Bike
as Himself
Anna the Maid
as Voice-over introduction
Orson Welles Uncut
as Self