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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).
Harry Kumel is a Belgian film director and educator recognized for his distinctive contributions to European horror and art-house cinema.
He is best known for directing the 1971 gothic vampire feature Daughters of Darkness and the surreal fantasy adaptation Malpertuis.
He has taught cinema at institutions including the Dutch Film and Television Academy in Amsterdam, IAD and RITS in Brussels, and the Universite libre de Bruxelles.