Harry Kümel (born 27 January 1940) is a Belgian

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. His 1971

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Daughters of Darkness ''Daughters of Darkness'' is a 1971 erotic horror film co-written and directed by Harry Kümel and starring Delphine Seyrig, John Karlen, Andrea Rau, and Danielle Ouimet. Set in a nearly deserted seaside hotel in Belgium, the film follows a ne ...

'' (''Les lèvres rouges''; Fr, "The Red Lips"), starring

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became a cult hit in Europe and the United States. He also directed the film version of '' Malpertuis'' (1971), featuring

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and adapted from the 1943 novel by Jean Ray. He also directed ''

Monsieur Hawarden ''Monsieur Hawarden'' is a 1968 Belgian-Dutch drama film directed by Harry Kümel. The film was selected as the Dutch entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 42nd Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. The film is an adapta ...

'' (1969) about the cross-dressing Meriora Gillibrand whose two male lovers fought a duel in Vienna. She then killed the survivor and fled to Belgium dressed as a man. She took the name Hawarden from a family related to hers in Lancashire. The film is a fictionalised account; he
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can still be seen near

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in the German-speaking part of Belgium. He made a cameo appearance in several novels, including

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's ''Antwerp'' and

Hubert Lampo Hubert Leon Lampo (Antwerp, 1 September 1920 – Essen, 12 July 2006) was a Flemish writer, one of the founders of magic realism in Flanders. His most famous book is '' De komst van Joachim Stiller'' ("The coming of Joachim Stiller", 1960), in wh ...

's magic-realistic novel ''The Scent of Sandalwood''. 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

*''Erasmus'' (1962) *''Hendrik Conscience'' (1963) *''Waterloo'' (1964) *''De Grafbewaker'' (1965) *''

'' (1969) *''

'' (1971) *'' Malpertuis'' (1973) *'' De Komst van Joachim Stiller'' (1976) *' (1978) *''The Secrets of Love'' (1985) *'' Eline Vere'' (1991)

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* 1940 births Living people Belgian film directors Belgian horror film directors Mass media people from Antwerp 20th-century Belgian people {{Belgium-film-director-stub

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