Harry Kümel Night
Koolhoven & Simons
After an extensive interview with Belgian filmmaker Harry Kümel a screening of the 4K restoration of Daughters of Darkness (1971).
The remarkable Belgian film director Harry Kümel made his feature film debut in 1968. Monsieur Hawarden tells the story of a wealthy Austrian woman who disguises herself as a man to avoid prosecution. His lesbian vampire film Les lèvres rouges (1971) grew into a cult film. Legendary filmmaker Orson Welles was willing to play a role in his Malpertuis (1971-1973).
Surrealism and a bizarre romanticism are hallmarks of Kümel’s oeuvre. He lectured at the Film and Television Academy in Amsterdam for many years, counting Martin Koolhoven and Mike van Diem among his students.
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Programme
Harry Kümel
Martin Koolhoven interviews Harry Kümel
De eekhoorn (The Squirrel) (1972)
Many clips and the 16mm short De eekhoorn (The Squirrel) (1972) from Eye’s collection.
Daughters of Darkness (1971)
Daughters of Darkness is a vampire film like no other. Heralded as psychological high-Gothic cinema, loved for its art-house and erotic flavors.
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Director
Harry Kümel
Production year
1971
Event language
Dutch
Moderator
Martin Koolhoven & Ronald Simons
Original title
Les lèvres rouges
Language
English
Subtitles
English
Format
35mm, DCP, 16mm
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Koolhoven & Simons
Every month, Koolhoven and Simons will be scrutinizing the genre film, presenting films within pretty forthright themes that have never before been screened at Eye. Expect evenings on Trucker, Grindhouse or Revenge of Nature films. A tribute to rarely screened trailers and forgotten classics, where possible in 35mm, using films from Eye’s collection.
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