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Babette’s Feast (Bravo Sunday at 5 p.m.):...

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Babette’s Feast (Bravo Sunday at 5 p.m.): Subtle, amusing Isak Dinesen tale starring Stephane Audran as a selfless servant who offers an astonishing gift of gratitude to her employers, a pair of elderly sisters. (1:40)

Modern Romance (Channel 13 Tuesday at noon): Albert Brooks’ 1981 romantic comedy, in which he casts himself as a Hollywood film editor so totally enamored of an attractive bank official (Kathryn Harrold) that he makes their lives miserable with his possessiveness and jealousy. A fresh and acute vision of life and of self from a distinctive talent. (2:00)

Footlight Parade (Channel 5 Thursday at 3:15 a.m.): Zesty classic Warners musical starring James Cagney and featuring many Busby Berkeley numbers. (2:15)

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Studs Lonigan (A&E; Friday at 1 a.m.): Ambitious 1960 attempt to film the James T. Farrell novel of the 1920s, directed by Irving Lerner and adapted and produced by Philip Yordan. Christopher Knight stars; Jack Nicholson has a small role. (2:00)

Monterey Pop (Channel 28 Saturday at 12:30 a.m.): The first important rock concert film is still one of the best, a record of the historic 1967 gathering featuring Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin and many others. (1:30)

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