{
  "id": 582799,
  "title": "Mateo Ybarra’s ‘Small Talk,’ a Locarno Premiere, Takes a Peek Into Switzerland’s Last Remaining Etiquette School for Women",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/mateo-ybarras-small-talk-a-locarno-premiere-takes-a-peek-into",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-11T15:58:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/film/global/mateo-ybarra-small-talk-locarno-world-premiere-doc-fiction-1236831189/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "“Small Talk,” directed my Mateo Ybarra (“Over Our Hills,” “Summer Camp”), will have its world premiere at the Locarno Film Festival on Aug. 11. The film stars Hélène Bares (“Evy & Me”) as Charlie, who signs up for a summer course at Switzerland’s only remaining etiquette school for women. Her reason for attending is to […]",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}