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Harry Kümel
Director 86 years old

Harry Kümel

Antwerp, Belgium

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... Read full bio →

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Eline Vere

Eline Vere

Harry Kümel 1991 2h 48m 5.0

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. Adaptation of Louis Couperus' novel Eline Vere.

De komst van Joachim Stiller

De komst van Joachim Stiller

Harry Kümel 1976 2h 33m

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. Because these disturbances are consistently linked to the name “Joachim Stiller,” the journalist becomes obsessed with it.

Malpertuis

Malpertuis

Harry Kümel 1971 2h 5m 9.2

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.

Les lèvres rouges

Les lèvres rouges

Harry Kümel 1971 1h 40m 5.3

With "Daughters of Darkness" Director Harry Kümel created an elegant staging, combinig the classical vampirestuff with the history of the "Bloodcountess" Elizabeth Bathory.

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