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
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, ''La vie imaginaire de Jésus-Christ'' and ''
Fantômas
Fantômas () is a fictional character created by French writers Marcel Allain (1885–1969) and Pierre Souvestre (1874–1914).
One of the most popular characters in the history of French crime fiction, Fantômas was created in 1911 and appeared ...
33''. His film ''Monsieur Fantômas'' premiered on 12 October 1937 at the
Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium
The Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium (french: Musées royaux des Beaux-Arts de Belgique, nl, Koninklijke Musea voor Schone Kunsten van België) are a group of art museums in Brussels, Belgium. They include six museums: the Oldmasters Muse ...
.
René Magritte featured in this film.
Publications
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Filmography
* ''
Monsieur Fantômas'', 1937 (director, screenwriter, actor)
Further reading
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* Poetry translated by Samuel Beckett (Louis Armstrong, p 86, The Collected Works of Samuel Beckett, Grove Press, NY 2012, ).
References
External links
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Belgian film directors
1897 births
1944 deaths
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