In January 2010, "The Guardian" published the article "Jacques Tati's lost film reveals family's pain" stating, "In 2000, the screenplay was handed over to Chomet by Tati's daughter, Sophie Tatischeff, two years before her death. Now, however, the family of Tati's illegitimate and estranged eldest child, Helga Marie-Jeanne Schiel, who lives in the north-east of England, are calling for the French director to give her credit as the true inspiration for the film. The script of "L'illusionniste", they say, was Tati's response to the shame of having abandoned his first child and it remains the only public recognition of her existence. They accuse Chomet of attempting to airbrush out their painful family legacy again."