TCM Schedule for Saturday, February 18 -- 31 Days of Oscar: France, Day One

[Bolo Boffin]

A wonderful day in gay old Paree.

If you've never seen Mr. Hulot's Holiday, you simply must. There's no excuse. Do not be deceived by the slight, almost non-existent nature of the storyline. It's not about that. You can never go home again, but you can always go on holiday with Mr. Hulot.

6:30 AM
CAMILLE (1936)

In this classic 19th-century romance, a kept woman runs off with a young admirer in search of love and happiness.
Dir: George Cukor Cast: Greta Garbo , Robert Taylor , Lionel Barrymore .
BW-109 mins, TV-PG, CC,

8:30 AM
GIGI (1958)

A Parisian girl is raised to be a kept woman but dreams of love and marriage.
Dir: Vincente Minnelli Cast: Leslie Caron , Maurice Chevalier , Louis Jourdan .
C-116 mins, TV-G, CC, Letterbox Format

10:30 AM
MR. HULOT'S HOLIDAY (1954)

Vacationers in a French resort town almost kill themselves trying to relax.
Dir: Jacques Tati Cast: Jacques Tati , Nathalie Pascaud , Louis Perrault .
BW-87 mins, TV-G,

12:00 PM
NINOTCHKA (1939)

A coldhearted Soviet agent is warmed up by a trip to Paris and a night of love.
Dir: Ernst Lubitsch Cast: Greta Garbo , Melvyn Douglas , Ina Claire .
BW-111 mins, TV-G, CC,

2:00 PM
THE THREE MUSKETEERS (1948)

Athletic adaptation of Alexandre Dumas' classic adventure about the king's musketeers and their mission to protect France.
Dir: George Sidney Cast: Lana Turner , Gene Kelly , June Allyson, Vincent Price.
C-126 mins, TV-G, CC,

4:15 PM
THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME (1939)

A deformed bell ringer rescues a gypsy girl falsely accused of witchcraft and murder.
Dir: William Dieterle Cast: Charles Laughton , Sir Cedric Hardwicke , Thomas Mitchell .
BW-117 mins, TV-PG, CC,

6:15 PM
JOAN OF PARIS (1942)

A waitress risks her life to help downed pilots escape occupied France.
Dir: Robert Stevenson Cast: Michèle Morgan , Paul Henreid , Thomas Mitchell .
BW-92 mins, TV-PG, CC,

8:00 PM
THE TRAIN (1965)

French resistance fighters try to stop the Nazis from taking a trainload of art treasures to Germany.
Dir: John Frankenheimer Cast: Burt Lancaster , Paul Scofield , Jeanne Moreau .
BW-133 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format

10:30 PM
THE DAY OF THE JACKAL (1973)

British and French agents join forces to save President De Gaulle from a deadly assassin.
Dir: Fred Zinnemann Cast: Edward Fox , Alan Badel , Tony Britton .
C-142 mins, TV-MA, CC,

1:00 AM
THE LION IN WINTER (1968)

England's Henry II and his estranged queen battle over the choice of an heir.
Dir: Anthony Harvey Cast: Peter O'Toole , Katharine Hepburn , Jane Merrow .
C-134 mins, TV-14, CC, Letterbox Format

3:30 AM
VICTOR/VICTORIA (1982)

An unemployed female singer poses as a female impersonator and becomes a star.
Dir: Blake Edwards Cast: Julie Andrews , James Garner , Robert Preston .
C-134 mins, TV-MA, CC, Letterbox Format

[CBHagman]

1. It's easy to forget that "The Lion in Winter" is set in France...

...and that Richard the Lion-Hearted himself spent very little time in Britain.

In any event, one of my favorite movies of all time.