Mr. Hulot’s Holiday Excerpt 9: The horse and the rumble seat; the marshmallow gag (2’58”)

Excerpt 9

 Questions

1.

Try to appreciate the slapstick nature of Hulot’s scene with the horse.

2. How is Hulot responsible for the misadventure of the man in the rumble seat? What is Hulot’s reaction each time he provokes a problem?
3.

What does the marshmallow scene tell us about Hulot’s character?

4.

What is the role of the old Englishman at the end of the sequence?