Ernst Moerman Explained

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.^[1] René Magritte featured in this film.^[2]

Publications

• Book: Fantômas 1933 . Ernst Moerman . 1933 . Les cahiers du "Journal des poètes" .
• Book: Oeuvre poétique: Ernst Moerman . Ernst Moerman . 1970 . André De Rache .

Filmography

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

Further reading

• Book: La Sagesse d'un surréaliste: Dans les pas d'Ernst Moerman, écrivain et cinéaste . Deville . Carlos Vaquera . 2022 . 978-2875990525 . French .
• Poetry translated by Samuel Beckett (Louis Armstrong, p 86, The Collected Works of Samuel Beckett, Grove Press, NY 2012,).

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ernst Moerman . Avilafilm.be . 29 August 2022.
2. Web site: Monsieur Fantômas by Ernst Moerman . Johncoulthart.com . 24 May 2010 . John Coulthart . 29 August 2022.