Academy Award-winning director Claude Lelouch has lost the latest script of his film and 50 years of notes in a theft that took place while he was returning from holidays. According to Deadline, two of his bags were stolen from outside the Paris office of his production company, Les Films 13, on January 2.

The robbery took place as Lelouch was exiting his car in front of his production offices in Paris' tony 8th district. He was returning from the mountains and placed the suitcases on the ground as he went around to the other side of the car and they were quickly snatched by some passersby.