{
  "id": 9310379,
  "title": "Oscars: Italy Selects Paolo Strippoli’s Thriller ‘The Spiral’ for International Feature Race",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/oscars-italy-selects-paolo-strippolis-thriller-the-spiral-for",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-23T09:39:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/film/awards/oscars-italy-paolo-strippoli-the-spiral-international-feature-1236871826/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Paolo Strippoli’s “The Spiral” has been designated as Italy’s candidate in the best international feature film category of the 2027 Academy Awards. The high-concept thriller stars Valeria Bruni Tedeschi as a demonic character called The Stranger, who entices a young mother played by Jasmine Trinca into forging a Faustian pact. The film, which premiered in […]",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/oscars-jordan-selects-zain-duraies-sink-for-best-international",
        "published": "2026-09-21T16:34:28.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Variety",
        "title": "Oscars: Egypt Selects Abu Bakr Shawky’s ‘The Stories’ for International Feature Race",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/oscars-egypt-selects-abu-bakr-shawkys-the-stories-for-international",
        "published": "2026-09-22T08:53:33.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}