Author of numerous books relating the investigations of René Magritte, the writer, angry, accuses the Flemish company Panenka of having stolen her original idea. An ambitious TV series, modeled on this same idea, will see the light of day soon.
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Journalist at the Culture department
By Nicolas CroussePublished on 11/29/2024 at 5:04 p.m.
Reading time: 4 min
NIs adine Monfils the victim of intellectual pillage? The series of books that she has signed with Robert Laffont since 2021 (The Mad Investigations of Magritte and Georgette) would it have inspired the TV series produced by the Flemish company Panenka and co-produced by RTL, This is not a murder mystery ? Mystery. The Belgian writer is in any case angry, and intends to lead the fight in order to denounce what she considers to be dishonest practices.
This is because the TV series, directed by Hans Herbots and co-written by Christophe Dirickx and Paul Baeten, is based on an idea that is as strong as it is singular. The main character is Magritte… who here is a detective, determined to solve criminal investigations. Original idea, indicates the Panenka website: Christophe Dirickx and Matthias Lebeer. False, assures Nadine Monfils. “The original idea is mine. No one had it before me. »
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