Mateo Ybarra’s ‘Small Talk,’ a Locarno Premiere, Takes a Peek Into Switzerland’s Last Remaining Etiquette School for Women

Why it matters: A Locarno world premiere for "Small Talk" puts a debut feature about a vanishing Swiss institution — the country's last etiquette school for women — in front of international festival programmers and press, giving Ybarra's sophomore directorial effort its first exposure to global buyers and audiences.