Ernst Moerman (1897–1944) was a Belgian poetry writer and film director. He directed only one film, Monsieur Fantômas in 1937.

Biography

During the 1920s, he was close to the Paris surrealist group, and wrote a theater play blending Tristan and Iseult, La vie imaginaire de Jésus-Christ and Fantômas 33. His film Monsieur Fantômas premiered on 12 October 1937 at the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium. René Magritte featured in this film.

Publications

Filmography

• Monsieur Fantômas, 1937 (director, screenwriter, actor)

Further reading

• Poetry translated by Samuel Beckett (Louis Armstrong, p 86, The Collected Works of Samuel Beckett, Grove Press, NY 2012, ).

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