Harry Kümel

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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).

Most Popular Harry Kümel Trailers

Total trailers found: 26

Aether Trailer (1960)

01 January 1960

A woman is picking up her boyfriend at his flat as suddenly a red ball appears... .

Horror Europa with Mark Gatiss Trailer (2012)

30 October 2012

Actor and writer Mark Gatiss embarks on a chilling journey through European horror cinema, from the silent nightmares of German Expressionism in the 1920s to the Belgian lesbian vampires in the 1970s, from the black-gloved killers of Italian bloody giallo cinema to the ghosts of the Spanish Civil War, and finally reveals how Europe's turbulent 20th century forged its ground-breaking horror tradition.

Daughters of Darkness Trailer (1971)

28 May 1971

Ostend, Belgium. In a decadent seaside hotel, Stefan and Valerie, a newlywed couple, meet the mysterious Countess Báthory and Ilona, her secretary.

Forgotten Scares: An In-depth Look at Flemish Horror Cinema Trailer (2017)

09 April 2017

The feature-length documentary "Forgotten Scares" goes back to the birth of Flemish horror in the '70s and shines a bright light on the future of horror in Belgium.

Anna the Maid Trailer (1958)

01 January 1958

Short film by Harry Kümel based upon a poem by Jean Cocteau.

Tales of the Uncanny Trailer (2020)

31 October 2020

A detailed look at the history of horror anthology films.

Princess Trailer (1969)

01 January 1969

Princess is the title of a photo novel which will be written by Walter and photographed by Mark. A story of sex and violence which has great success.

Josef von Sternberg, A Retrospective Trailer (1969)

01 January 1969

An interview with film director Josef von Sternberg, produced for Belgium television.

Eline Vere Trailer (1991)

01 March 1991

This melodramatic film follows Eline Vere, as she attempts to break free from the confines of her narrow existence in The Hague through three tumultuous and ultimately disastrous courtships.

Malpertuis Trailer (1972)

02 June 1972

A young sailor finds himself trapped in the labyrinthine mansion of his occultist uncle, along with a number of eccentric and mysterious relatives who all seem to be harboring a dark secret.

Europe - 99euro-films 2 Trailer (2003)

08 August 2003

Second part of a short film project, where every single short film is only allowed to cost 99 Euros. This time there are not only German filmmakers, but directors from all over Europe involved.

My Nights with Susan, Sandra, Olga & Julie Trailer (1975)

30 January 1975

Susan has chosen a hermit's life on a dilapidated farm over the shallowness of her previous jet set modeling life.

The Secrets of Love: Three Rakish Tales Trailer (1986)

23 October 1986

Three erotic stories from classic writers Marguerite de Navarre, Nicolas Restif de la Bretonne and Guy de Maupassant.

De droomproducenten Trailer (1984)

01 January 1984

Documentary exploring why Belgian television doesn't invest more money in Belgian cinema as is the case in e.

Het Beest Trailer (1982)

08 April 1982

When he finds out that his company has expropriated his own mother, a successful young manager gets deeply upset.

Paradise Lost Trailer (1978)

31 August 1978

The Mayor of a small Flemish town is determined at all costs to save a unique bird sanctuary from a ruthless businessman who advocates a housing development on the site.

Daughters of Darkness: Locations of Darkness Trailer (2006)

01 January 2006

Director Harry Kümel and writer Pierre Drouot revisit the locations from their classic movie Daughters of Darkness.

The White Slave Trailer (1969)

13 November 1969

A man visits his girlfriend in Amsterdam after the war. He soon finds himself, for inexplicable reasons, in a country house where two women as 'white slaves' have to learn all kinds of erotic skills, and where a private detective, who has sold his own wife to an Arab in Tangier, comes to investigate.

The Arrival of Joachim Stiller Trailer (1976)

29 November 1976

An Antwerp journalist finds his daily life increasingly disrupted by unexplained phenomena, such as an authentic letter from 1919 that refers to an event taking place at a much later date.

Hollywood by Bike Trailer (1993)

01 January 1993

Documentary that looks back at 35 years of Dutch cinema, with Paul Verhoeven and others.

Monsieur Hawarden Trailer (1968)

01 April 1968

A woman disguises herself as a man to avoid prosecution for murdering her lover fifteen years ago. She is the last living member of a wealthy Vienna family, and has spent the years after the murder traveling Europe with her female servant.

Janssen & Janssens draaien een film Trailer (1990)

01 November 1990

A documentary celebrating 25 years of flemish subsidised cinema.

The Warden of the Tomb Trailer (1965)

01 January 1965

An nobleman question an aged grave warden, whose sickness seems to be due to the ghosts who haunt his workplace.

Orson Welles Uncut Trailer (2005)

01 January 2005

Malpertuis featurette on the casting of Welles, including rare outtakes of the actor

Malpertuis Revisited Trailer (2005)

01 January 2005

Harry Kümel revisits locations from Malpertuis

Malpertuis Archive Trailer (2005)

01 January 2005

An archival documentary on the making of Malpertuis featuring Kümel, actor Mathieu Carrière and dis