Last Sunday, the Louvre museum, one of the most famous in the world, was attacked and the thieves eight pieces with high historical value were stolenamong them, the diadem of Empress Eugenie along with two of her necklaces.
After the robbery, the museum closed and it is expected to remain that way until the authorities reach a conclusion.
Meanwhile, Emmanuel Macronpresident of France, promised that The works will be recovered and the authors “will be brought to justice”.
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Given the uncertainty, many popular culture fans compared the robbery to that of a famous French series distributed by the Netflix platform; The series is titled Lupin and what happens in one of its episodes is very close to what happened in the Parisian museum.
The series – created by George Kay – is inspired by the adventures of the fictional thief Arsène Lupinewhere its protagonist called Assane Diopspearheads a series of “master” robberies.
During the first episode of this production, the thief manages to sneak into the Louvre museum to steal a diamond necklace from Marie Antoinette; Diop uses his ingenuity to disguise himself, enter the premises and steal the jewels without anyone noticing until hours later.
The disturbing coincidence was highlighted on social networks and fans of the series stressed that many times “reality is stranger than fiction”.
Lupine is a French drama and fiction production that began in 2021 and with only three seasons, managed to position itself on the largest streaming platform in the world, raising the name of France in terms of content creation.
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