It took almost a year to pass revelations of the actor’s sex scandal from the “Glory of my father” to the erasure of the replica of the Cosquer cave. In February 2025, the new voice will have definitively replaced Philippe Caubère on all audio guides. It is already being tested on certain headsets, and the commentary is still being adapted to best fit the precise 35 minutes of the visit aboard the small wagons.
A radically different choice
The Marseillais Caubère had been chosen for his notoriety, his truculence, his deep voice imbued with the South-Eastern sun but not caricatured. The site management chose the exact opposite: a voice of a young woman, an unknown actress, with a neutral voice, despite a slight accent. Julie Trésor is a Marseillaise, documentary director, who worked at La Chaîne Marseille, wife of Thierry Trésor, son of the legendary footballer Marius Trésor.
The voice changes but not Henri Cosquer’s version
The PACA region, which owns the site, and the operator Kléber Rossillon have decided not to communicate officially on this transformation. “Close the topic”, “no controversy”, “the choice of neutrality”we are told. The new director Alban de la Goulaine admits it half-heartedly: “We had to change.” But as an operator, he does not comment.
We understand between the lines that the legal news of the sulphurous artist was incompatible with this popular site, showcase of Marseille. Just after the revelations of the actions of Philippe Caubère, Benoît Payan, the mayor of Marseille, in person, declared that “the actor has no place in public space in Marseille”.
Not everything will change with the new voice
In January, major work will take place to breathe new life into one of Marseille’s flagship sites. An XXL screen will be installed in the elevator, the cage which takes the visitor into the depths of the Mediterranean at the start of the journey. We will see images of the Calanques and the location of the cave. The commentary will be modified and adapted to this new start. But don’t expect a version that would call into question Henri Cosquer’s account of his discovery! Despite the very different stories of those who were present at his side, the Cosquer version seems intangible.
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