- Harry Kümel
Harry Kümel (born
January 27 1940 inAntwerpen ,Belgium ) is a Belgianfilm director .His 1971
vampire feature "Daughters of Darkness (Les lèvres rouges)", starringDelphine Seyrig became a cult hit in Europe and the United States. He also directed the film version of "Malpertuis ", featuringOrson Welles and adapted from the novel byJean Ray .He also directed [http://www.rotteneggs.com/r/show/se/2775925.html Monsieur Hawarden] 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; her [http://wheniwasbuyingyouadrinkwherewereyou.blogspot.com/2007/07/20-july-2001-malmdy-belgium.html grave] can still be seen in the German-speaking part of Belgium.
Filmography
*"Hendrik Conscience" (1963)
*"De Grafbewaker" (1965)
*"Monsieur Hawarden" (1969)
*"Les lèvres rouges / Daughters of Darkness" (1971)
*"Malpertuis" (1973)
*"Het verloren paradijs" (1978)
*"The Secrets of Love" (1985)
*"Eline Vere" (1991)External links
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