Mr. Hulot’s Holiday Excerpt 10: The jazz scene sequel; waiting for Hulot; the fireworks (5’41”)
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Mr. Hulot’s Holiday Excerpt 10: The jazz scene sequel; waiting for Hulot; the fireworks (5’41”)
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| 1. | Discuss the first two segments of this excerpt, before the fireworks scene. What is their relationship to Hulot? |
| 2. | Describe Hulot’s behavior during the fireworks scene. |
| 3. | How is this scene emblematic of the relationship between Hulot and the others? |
| 4. | What is unusual about the sound effects of the fireworks scene? (What do they sound like at times?) |
| 5. | Discuss the comic effect of the phonograph which goes on when the hotel owner turns on the electricity. |
| 6. | Discuss the various reactions of the vacationers in the hotel. |
| 7. | Note the effect on the sound track of the addition of the jazz music (in the final shots of Hulot). What is the last noise we hear before the end of the sequence? Why is it comical? |