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Imagine if the middle ages had been blessed with the magic of cinema - quite a quirky concept, right? Well, this is exactly the brainchild of a gifted French illustrator who goes by the name of Simon De Thuillières. His work is an interesting mishmash of artistic panache, a fascination for history, and a big love of movies, making for up for quite an interesting picture.

To show us what he means, De Thuillières brings his idea to life by remaking modern movie and cartoon posters with a heavy sprinkle of medieval style. Think of big names like "Avatar," "Joker," "Spider-Man," and even "Lady and the Tramp," all reimagined with a taste of the middle ages.

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Given the opportunity, Bored Panda reached out to Simon De Thuillières, a French illustrator with a unique artistic perspective, blending modern movies with medieval aesthetics.

When asked about his process of selecting elements for his pieces, De Thuillières explained, "I chose to represent the works according to the elements that make it typically recognizable: a cult scene, a replica, or their poster if it is iconic. I replace absolutely everything with medieval equivalences, which pushes me to make quite tasty creations or evocations."

Discussing the inspiration behind his unique concept, Simon mentioned the COVID-19 pandemic as the catalyst. He said, "The starting point for this creative adventure was the period of confinement linked to the spread of the great plague (COVID). Everyone wondered if society was going to collapse, and if we were going to fall back into a period of regression, such as one can imagine in the Middle Ages.

Personally, the idea of going back to the Middle Ages seemed fitting to me from the moment I envisioned what could exist in cinema. So, I began distributing versions of cinema posters reinterpreted using the graphic and symbolic codes of the Middle Ages.."

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Addressing the balance between medieval and modern elements in his work, he noted, "The notion of balance between medieval and modern elements is almost non-existent; everything must correspond as closely as possible to medieval aesthetics: decorations, friezes, initials, and the representation of places and characters, all taken from miniatures.

Of course, I have to rely on my inspiration to create equivalents for elements unknown in the Middle Ages, such as cell phones, computers, or spaceships.

Another challenging aspect for non-French speakers is the literary aspect of my creations. Indeed, the text is also medievalized, translated into Old French. This aspect delights my community as much as my drawings." He explained to Bored Panda.

On the selection of movies for his artwork, Simon revealed that it's mostly based on personal tastes and works that impacted his youth.

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"My selection of popular works is essentially based on my personal tastes and the works that had the most impact on me during my youth. That is why I started with classic films from the 90s. Then, I attempted to diversify my creations by including cartoons and video games.

Currently, I believe I can adapt almost any type of film (as long as I enjoy it)."

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His fascination with history greatly influences his work. Simom mentioned to us that he is a part of a medieval re-enactment group and practices Historical European Martial Arts. Regarding accuracy in his work, he explained, "The medieval details present in my illuminations are primarily derived from historical sources. I extensively utilize the website of the BNF (National Library of France), which provides an incredible wealth of complete documents.

Furthermore, I have amassed my own library of visual sources over the years, curated based on aesthetic preferences."

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Julian Slate
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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I love that this implies he's trying to teach regular turtles to be ninjas but he's still an anthropomorphic rat man

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The Exorcist

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Hawkmoon
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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"Tienne matrone engloutit force saucisses en enfer" could be translate as "Your mother eats a lot of sausages in hell". Wonder what it refers to...

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Saint Thomas
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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

In french, "Près de la peur" sounds a bit like "Predator" and means "Close to the fear". In the french version, Schwarzy states "Toi t'as pas une gueule de porte-bonheur". The direct translation is "your face don't look like you bring luck" and means "you're ugly" (in VO : You're one ugly motherf****). But it's written in a kind of pidgin old french.

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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The text at the bottom is a re-writing in 'faux' old french of the "Bad boys" song. Could roughly be translated as "Naughty boys, naughty boys, what is it thou want to do, what are thou going to do ? When sheriff Johann the Brown for you shall cometh? Please narrate, what are thou going to do, what are thou going to do ?"

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