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