Harry Kümel

Harry Kümel

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).

  • Title: Harry Kümel
  • Popularity: 2.166
  • Known For: Directing
  • Birthday: 1940-01-27
  • Place of Birth: Antwerp, Belgium
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  • Also Known As: Harry Kumel, Harrie Kümel
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Harry Kümel Movies

  • 1958
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    Anna the Maid

    Anna the Maid

    1 1958 HD

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

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  • 2020
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    Tales of the Uncanny

    Tales of the Uncanny

    7.1 2020 HD

    A detailed look at the history of horror anthology films.

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  • 2012
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    Horror Europa with Mark Gatiss

    Horror Europa with Mark Gatiss

    8 2012 HD

    Actor and writer Mark Gatiss embarks on a chilling journey through European horror cinema, from the silent nightmares of German Expressionism in the...

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  • 2006
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    Daughters of Darkness: Locations of Darkness

    Daughters of Darkness: Locations of Darkness

    1 2006 HD

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

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  • 2017
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    Forgotten Scares: An In-depth Look at Flemish Horror Cinema

    Forgotten Scares: An In-depth Look at Flemish Horror Cinema

    6.5 2017 HD

    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...

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  • 1984
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    De droomproducenten

    De droomproducenten

    1 1984 HD

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

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  • 1990
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    Janssen & Janssens draaien een film

    Janssen & Janssens draaien een film

    1 1990 HD

    A documentary celebrating 25 years of flemish subsidised cinema.

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  • 1993
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    Hollywood by Bike

    Hollywood by Bike

    1 1993 HD

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

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  • 1978
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    Paradise Lost

    Paradise Lost

    3.8 1978 HD

    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...

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  • 1982
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    Het Beest

    Het Beest

    1 1982 HD

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

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  • 1971
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    Daughters of Darkness

    Daughters of Darkness

    6.299 1971 HD

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

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  • 1971
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    Malpertuis

    Malpertuis

    6.387 1971 HD

    Malpertuis is the name of an old, rambling mansion which is in reality a labyrinth where characters from Greek mythology are imprisoned by the...

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  • 1976
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    The Arrival of Joachim Stiller

    The Arrival of Joachim Stiller

    6.6 1976 HD

    The film tells the story of Freek Groenevelt and Simone Marijnissen whose lives are taken over by Joachim Stiller.

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  • 1976
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    The Arrival of Joachim Stiller

    The Arrival of Joachim Stiller

    6.6 1976 HD

    The film tells the story of Freek Groenevelt and Simone Marijnissen whose lives are taken over by Joachim Stiller.

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  • 1969
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    Josef von Sternberg, A Retrospective

    Josef von Sternberg, A Retrospective

    10 1969 HD

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

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  • 1965
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    The Warden of the Tomb

    The Warden of the Tomb

    6.7 1965 HD

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

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  • 1969
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    The White Slave

    The White Slave

    2 1969 HD

    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...

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  • 1968
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    Monsieur Hawarden

    Monsieur Hawarden

    6.2 1968 HD

    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...

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  • 1991
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    Eline Vere

    Eline Vere

    6 1991 HD

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

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  • 1958
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    Anna the Maid

    Anna the Maid

    1 1958 HD

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

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  • 1958
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    Anna the Maid

    Anna the Maid

    1 1958 HD

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

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  • 1958
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    Anna the Maid

    Anna the Maid

    1 1958 HD

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

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  • 1969
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    Princess

    Princess

    3 1969 HD

    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....

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  • 1971
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    Daughters of Darkness

    Daughters of Darkness

    6.299 1971 HD

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

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  • 1978
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    Paradise Lost

    Paradise Lost

    3.8 1978 HD

    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...

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  • 1986
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    The Secrets of Love: Three Rakish Tales

    The Secrets of Love: Three Rakish Tales

    6.1 1986 HD

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

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  • 1975
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    My Nights with Susan, Sandra, Olga & Julie

    My Nights with Susan, Sandra, Olga & Julie

    4.867 1975 HD

    Susan has chosen a hermit's life on a dilapidated farm over the shallowness of her previous jet set modeling life. When Anton, a hunky courier, comes...

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  • 1969
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    Josef von Sternberg, A Retrospective

    Josef von Sternberg, A Retrospective

    10 1969 HD

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

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  • 1965
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    The Warden of the Tomb

    The Warden of the Tomb

    6.7 1965 HD

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

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  • 1960
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    Aether

    Aether

    1 1960 HD

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

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  • 1960
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    Aether

    Aether

    1 1960 HD

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

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  • 1978
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    Paradise Lost

    Paradise Lost

    3.8 1978 HD

    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...

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  • 1970
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    5.4 1970 HD

    An anthology of erotic stories by famous writers like Guy de Maupassant, Nicolas Edme Restif de La Bretonne, Marquis de Sade, Giovanni Boccaccio,...

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