Artist Francois Dourlen superimposes film stills over everyday scenes
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An amateur artist has created a series of hilarious images combining iconic film scenes with everyday locations around France.
History teacher Francois Dourlen, from Cherbourg in France, has used stills from cult movies including Diehard, Edward Scissorhands, and Super Mario Brothers to produce his unique artwork.
By using his smartphone to download pictures of Bruce Willis and Johnny Depp, he then positions the images in front of ordinary backdrops to comical effect.
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History teacher Francois Dourlen, from Cherbourg in France, has used stills from cult movies including Diehard, Edward Scissorhands, and Super Mario Brothers to produce his unique artwork
By using his smartphone to download pictures of Christopher Reeve and Johnny Depp, he then positions the images in front of ordinary backdrops to comical effect
Die Hard: Bruce Willis' on-screen hero John McLean, who is memorably filmed crawling through a lift shaft in the 1980s blockbuster Die Hard, appears to be emerging from a microwave
Francois even manages to find inspiration when he is flying, inserting cartoon characters into a scenes outside the window
What starts out looking like a bucket, is fast turned into a Minion from the popular movie Despicable Me
Bruce Willis' on-screen hero John McLean, who is memorably filmed crawling through a lift shaft in the 1980s blockbuster Die Hard, appears to be emerging from a microwave.
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Kate Winslet and Leonardo Di Caprio, who famously appeared together perched on the bow of the legendary Titanic cruise ship in the 1997 film, are shown to be riding on a small fishing boat on a deserted beach.
Another image depicts computer game character Super Mario straddling a childs' playground ride.
Mr Dourlen, 31, has now created a Facebook page where he shares his images after gaining a widespread following online.
Titanic: Kate Winslet and Leonardo Di Caprio, who famously appeared together perched on the bow of the legendary Titanic cruise ship, are shown to be riding on a small fishing boat on a deserted beach
Thor: Amateur photographer Francois Dourlen has created a series of images combining iconic film scenes with everyday locations in France
The Lion King: Francois claimed that his work provides the perfect way to show people 'what is in his head' as he goes about his daily life
He claimed that his work provides the perfect way to show people 'what is in his head' as he goes about his daily life.
He said: 'I take pictures everywhere I go because I always have my phone and my camera with me.
'So, I'm inspired by everything, when I'm home, at work, in the streets. It's like a game for me, it amuses me.
'I just want to have fun! Like many people, I always imagine weird things when I walk in the street, when I work or when I'm home.'
Francois explained: 'Like many people, I always imagine weird things when I walk in the street, when I work or when I'm home'
Puss in Boots: Francois explained that his hobby started when he took a picture replacing a statue of Napoleon with a My Little Pony
Super Mario Brothers: Francois's pictures have proved hugely popular online after he started sharing them with friends on Facebook
'But I never found a good way to tell what goes through my head.
'One day, wanting to make a joke with friends, I replaced a statue of Napoleon in Cherbourg with a picture of My Little Pony in my phone and took a picture.
'I had so much fun that I put it on Facebook and people immediately liked it.
'I remade another photo in this style, people still loved it, so I made another, and another.
Justin Bieber: Francois, who lives in Cherbourg in Normandy and works as a history teacher, said that creating his pictures is just a hobby
Spiderman: Francois re-creates the memorable love scene from 2002 film Spiderman featuring actress Kirsten Dunst and Tobey Maguire
Disney's 1973 animated classic Robin Hood also gets Francois' treatment as the character's head is superimposed onto a antique statue
A politician, who appears to be French President Francois Hollande, is depicted as Pinocchio in one of Mr Dourlen's more subtle images
Auto, the school bus driver from US cartoon series The Simpsons is depicted in the driver's seat of a real life vehicle
'I had finally found a way to tell all the stupid things that I think the time and above all a way to show people what I have in the head.
'My associations of ideas, and above all a means of sharing.It's not my job, I'm a professor of history.
'I continue to take these photos as it amuses me.
'I do not think it will become my job, I love mine and it's better that it's still a hobby, which allows me to remain free in my creative efforts'.
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