Actress enrolled as real student at Switzerland's last women's etiquette school for Locarno premiere 'Small Talk'

For "Small Talk," premiering Aug. 11 in Locarno's Cineasti del Presente competition, actress Hélène Bares completed the full six-week course at Switzerland's only remaining etiquette school for women as a genuine student. The institution has operated for over 70 years; its summer program is exclusively for women. Real participants appear in the film as themselves. Urban Sales handles international distribution.